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QUISLING (n. pl. -S)
Definition(s):
- (n.) a traitor, especially one who aids invaders of his country or collaborates with an occupying force
Useful information for game players:
- Front hooks: (none)
- Back hooks: -S
- Anagrams: (none)
- Longer extensions: -ISM, -ISMS
- Wraparounds: (none)
- Other Spellings: (none)
- Related Forms: (none)
Epilogue:
The Norwegian officer Vidkun Quisling aided and collaborated with Nazi German forces in their occupation of Norway during World War II. Thus, from 1940 on, his name became synonymous with “traitor,” much like the more common term (in American English) “Benedict Arnold.”
Last week we pored over some P’s, and this week we will queue up some Q’s. You might say we’re “minding our P’s and Q’s” — a common expression for which the origin is unknown — but, then, we mind all the letters!
This week’s theme: Words starting with the letter Q
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