alackaday
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The Languid Story of 'Lackadaisical'
The Languid Story of 'Lackadaisical'
From "expression of woe" to "why bother?"
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“Alackaday.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alackaday. Accessed 21 January 2020.
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The first known use of alackaday was in 1658
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