[Ads-l] Words that end in letter "v"

[Jesse Sheidlower]

God, yes! Totally forgot that.

On Thu, Jan 05, 2023 at 08:46:44AM -0800, Nancy Friedman wrote:
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> On Thu, Jan 5, 2023, 8:41 AM Jesse Sheidlower <jester at panix.com> wrote:
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> > Depends how obscure you want to get, but some that come to mind:
> >
> > dev
> > div
> > Kalashnikov
> > lev
> > maglev
> > perv
> > rev
> > shiv
> >
> > On Thu, Jan 05, 2023 at 03:04:55PM +0000, Tom Zurinskas wrote:
> > > Any other words that end in letter "v"?
> > >
> > > A.Word.A.Daywith Anu Garg
> > >
> > > spiv
> > >
> > > PRONUNCIATION:
> > > (spiv) [
> > https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwordsmith.org%2Fwords%2Fimages%2Fsound-icon.png&t=1672924991&ymreqid=c4dc0a6e-30ad-4309-1c73-da000101ef00&sig=vzrrsPVIp6yyWoaTWw1.pQ--~D]
> > <https://wordsmith.org/words/spiv.mp3>
> > >
> > > MEANING:
> > > noun: An unscrupulous person or a petty criminal, especially one who is
> > sharply dressed.
> > > verb intr.: To make a living unscrupulously.
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> > >
> > > Tom Zurinskas,  Originally from SW Conn 20 yrs,  college NE Tenn 3,
> > work SE NJ  33,  resides SE Florida 18...  truespel.com
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