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

[victor steinbok]

Curious why "chav" didn't show up in "Advanced Search". Not US but
certainly an English word.

VS


On Sun, Jan 8, 2023, 16:18 James Eric Lawson <jel at nventure.com> wrote:

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> I guess that depends on how you define "regular US words", a stipulation
> not mentioned in your request. They're all headwords in OEDO, as I
> mentioned. But hey, it's your game, you can change the rules to suit
> yourself.
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> On 1/8/23 12:23, Tom Zurinskas wrote:
> > I'd say none of these words qualify as a regular US word ending in
> letter "v" if we exclude foreign words or truncated words.  One I just
> thought of is "shiv",  which is a jail cell knife.
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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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> > Subject: Re: Words that end in letter "v"
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> > After Google takes the fun, as Fred mentioned, OEDO Advanced Search for
> > *v in headword empties the husk:
> >
> > Air Cav
> > Av
> > bruv
> > cab sav
> > Cerenkov
> > hav
> > Kiev
> > Krav Maga
> > Maariv
> > Makarov
> > Maksutov
> > Markovnikov
> > merv
> > Molotov
> > Oblomov
> > pan-Slav
> > Pay TV
> > plav
> > Pray-TV
> > pristav
> > sharav
> > skiv
> > tiv
> > wiv
> > Yishuv
> > yom tov
> > Yugoslav
> >
> > On 1/5/23 07:04, Tom Zurinskas wrote:
> >> Any other words that end in letter "v"?
> >>
> >> A.Word.A.Daywith Anu Garg
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> >> 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>
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> >> 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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