begincement
English edit
Etymology edit
Blend of beginning + commencement
Noun edit
begincement (plural not attested)
- (archaic, nonstandard, childish or dialectal) The beginning.
- 1902, The Wolverine, volume 2, number 6, page 10:
- "Begin at th' begincement an' tell me all about it."
"Well, 'twas on Saturday mornin' after th' grand timperance blow-out," began Mr. Casey.