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Foodie. Food truck rallies may draw foodies, who congregate to sample the goods. A foodie is a person who has an ardent or refined interest in food, [1] and who eats food not only out of hunger but also as a hobby. The related terms "gastronome" and "gourmet" define roughly the same thing, i.e. a person who enjoys food for pleasure; the ...
The term Doodle first appeared in English in the early 17th century and is thought to be derived from the Low German dudel, meaning "playing music badly", or Dödel, meaning "fool" or "simpleton". The Macaroni wig was an extreme fashion in the 1770s and became slang for being a fop.
Fuddle duddle. The fuddle duddle incident in Canadian political history occurred on February 16, 1971, when Prime Minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau was alleged to have spoken or at least mouthed unparliamentary language in the House of Commons, causing a minor scandal. Trudeau mentioned the words "fuddle duddle" in an ambiguous answer to ...
Polly Wolly Doodle. "Polly Wolly Doodle" is a traditional American children's song. It was sung by Dan Emmett 's Virginia Minstrels, who premiered at New York's Bowery Amphitheatre in February 1843, [1] and is often credited to Emmett (1815–1904). [2] [3]
Horlicks is a sweet malted milk hot drink powder developed by founders James and William Horlick. It was first sold as "Horlick's Infant and Invalids Food", soon adding "aged and travellers" to their label. [1] In the early 20th century, it was sold as a powdered meal replacement drink mix. ‘Night starvation’ was a fictitious condition ...
1 April 1992. ( 1992-04-01) The Fiddley Foodle Bird is a British children's animated musical series written by Jonathan Hodge, and narrated by Bruce Forsyth. Thirteen ten-minute episodes of the series were made in total, with one story continuing through the episodes. They were made in 1991 and broadcast in 1992 on BBC One at 4:15. [1]
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Cockchafer. The common cockchafer ( Melolontha melolontha ), also colloquially known as the Maybug, [1] [a] Maybeetle, [3] or doodlebug, [4] is a species of scarab beetle belonging to the genus Melolontha. It is native to Europe, and it is one of several closely-related and morphologically similar species of Melolontha called cockchafers ...