[DOC] [TLE] Ecdysiast - UnusedWords [PAR] May 26, 2013 ... Although ecdysiast sounds like one of those words, and has Greek roots- ... 
elegant striptease, that H.L. Mencken coined the term ecdysiast to... [DOC] [TLE] ON LANGUAGE - NYTimes.com [PAR] Aug 7, 1983 ... When a shortstop comes up with a really bonehead play or an ... So if you're one 
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Greek for ''to speak with words of good omen'') is a pretty word for an ugly thing. ... 
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1940s, journalist H. L. Mencken coined the word. ecdysiast as a more kosher 
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Ecdysiast comes from the Greek ekdusis, meaning. shedding or molting. [DOC] [TLE] MICA exhibit explores the history and revival of Baltimore burlesque ... [PAR] Apr 9, 2014 ... It's one that contains elements of classic striptease (think burlesque queens ... 
Even H.L. Mencken, the fabled Bard of Baltimore, got in on the act. ... the word "
ecdysiast," derived from the Greek word for shedding or molting. ... But if 
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act of molting is ecdysis and is under the control (in insects) of a hormone called 
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reminds me that H.L. Mencken turned to the same Greek root to... [DOC] [TLE] Ecdysis - definition and synonims of ecdysis in english dictionary [PAR] New Latin, from Greek ekdusis, from ekduein to strip, from ek-ex-1 + duein to put 
..... smart-aleck H.L. Mencken coined the word ecdysiast, meaning a striptease ... 
The scientific term for snake skin shedding is called ecdysis, or molting. ... This 
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delighted news media picked up the story of townspeople scared of the bugs, ... 
diligently stealing sap and molting into ever larger not-grubs, until recently. ... H.L. 
Mencken coined the word ecdysiast, meaning a striptease artist. [DOC] [TLE] Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania  Page 9 [PAR] Aug 10, 1983 ... A third type of euphemism is a cover-up word for parts of the human body too ... 
comes from ecdysis, the shedding of an outer layer, as in the molting of birds. ... 
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Question: H.L. Mencken went to the Greek for "molting" to come up with this term for a stripteaser
Answer: ecdysiast