- While shopping at the mall, my stepmother noted that she was such a peabody, while admiring a peacoat in a store window.
Peabody
noun; compounding
a person who deeply enjoys wearing, admiring, and shopping for peacoats. apparent meaning: one who loves peacoats reason used: My stepmother was looking for a word that accurately described her love of peacoats. She seems to have used a format similar to the word busybody. Just as a busybody loves to be busy and know people’s business, a peabody loves to wear and shop for peacoats.
Etymology : Formed from compounding a clipped word (peacoat >pea) + body.
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Last modified: 10 June 2008