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louse

[lous, lous, louz] / laʊs, laʊs, laʊz /
NOUN
bad person
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Initially, we can’t wait for Iacono’s louse to get eaten but we come to treasure his comic relief, particularly when Xavier wanders off to relieve himself next to a nest of velociraptors.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2025

A genetic analysis based on louse DNA revealed the existence of two distinct clusters of lice that rarely interbred.

From Science Daily • Nov. 8, 2023

“We can see the louse DNA reflected in our own history.”

From Science Magazine • Nov. 7, 2023

Odenkirk, in particular, is willing to go full louse.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2023

She’d skin a louse for its hide and tallow.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck




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