kill-courtesy

English

Etymology

kill +‎ courtesy

Noun

kill-courtesy (plural kill-courtesies)

(obsolete) A rude person,
- c. 1595–1596, William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream, act 2, scene 2, lines 76–77:
  Pretty soul! she durst not lie / Near this lack-love, this kill-courtesy.

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