tatterdemalion
Pronunciation: /tætədəˈmeɪliɒn/
The English word “tatterdemalion” has 2 meanings listed here.
adjective
noun
Etymology
First attested circa 1608. An early spelling was tatter-de-mallion, rhymed with Italian. The first part of the word is tatter; the origin of the second part is uncertain; Ebenezer Cobham Brewer suggested it might be from de maillot (“shirt”).
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