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First published 1956 (SND Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1933

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FLUNGE, v. To skip, to caper (Lnk. 1825 Jam.). Now only arch.Sc. 1933 W. Soutar Seeds in the Wind 37:
They flisk't an' flung'd an' flirn'd aboot An' fluther'd roond an' roond.

[Appar. a conflation of Fling, flounce and phs. plunge.]

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