Etymology

asinicide

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Today it means: The killing of an idiot. Full definition →

Latin asinicīda
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  1. Latin · derived fromasinicīda
  2. English todayasinicide

From Latin asinus (“donkey, ass; idiot”) + -icide. In Laura Cereta (1997; see quotation), via nonce Latin asinicīda.

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