neverthriving

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noun

A group of jugglers.

Scrabble 23

Meanings

nounneverthriving (plural neverthrivings)

plural neverthrivings

  1. humorousoftenrareA group of jugglers.

    Minnesota Neverthriving (15th-century jargon for a company of jugglers) meets in south Minneapolis.

    2012 October 30, Jeff Strickler, “Juggling is bouncing back”, in Star Tribune
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    where did i go wrong? *sob, sob* i merely wanted to point out that not all neverthrivings consist of solely men, that there are some average juggling women.......who don't have testicles.

    1994 April 1, labegael, “Re: What's average?”, in rec.juggling (Usenet)

    For those who don't know, there was a juggling party (not quite a convention, but an informal neverthriving) in Bermuda over the weekend.

    2005 April 4, Scott Seltzer, “Re: - Voting results and next theme”, in rec.juggling (Usenet)

Origin

From never + thriving. Included in a list of collective nouns in the Book of Saint Albans, published in 1486.

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APA

neverthriving. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neverthriving

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“neverthriving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neverthriving. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neverthriving,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neverthriving.

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