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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1959

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PERLICKIT, n. Nonce jocular usage: “lick”, speed, “dinger”.Kcd. 1959:
Tae gang at an awfu perlickit.

[From Per-, pref., intensive, + lick, with formal influence from Perlicket.]

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