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God bless the Duke of Argyll

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Etymology edit

A reference to parasites or cutaneous affections that might induce a shrugging reaction. Associated with an apocryphal tale that the Duke erected posts on his land that people found it convenient to rub against.

Interjection edit

God bless the Duke of Argyll

  1. (Scotland) Said in response to a person shrugging their shoulders.

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References edit

  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary
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