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Nay-word
Pass-word. Slender in The Merry Wives of Windsor, says-
“We have a nay-word how to know each other I come to her in white
and cry Mum, she cries Budget, and by that we know one
another” —Shakespeare.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Nay-word from Infoplease:
- Nay-word - Nay-word Pass-word. Slender in The Merry Wives of Windsor, says- “We have a nay-word how to ...
- William Shakespeare: Merry Wives of Windsor, Act V, Scene II - Come, come; we'll couch i' the castle-ditch till we see the light of our fairies. Remember, son Slender, my daughter.
- Budget - Budget The statement which the Chancellor of the Exchequer lays before the House of Commons every ...
- William Shakespeare: Merry Wives of Windsor, Act II, Scene II - I will not lend thee a penny.
- Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: N - Definitions, origins, and illustrative excerpts for words, phases, and literary allusions starting with "N"
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