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AS MERRY AS A GRIG

Definition: AS MERRY AS A GRIG

AS MERRY AS A GRIG

1. [etymology uncertain], a saying supposed by some to be a corruption of ``As merry as a Greek; '' by others, to be an allusion to the cricket.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 


Modern Translation: AS MERRY AS A GRIG

Language Translations for "AS MERRY AS A GRIG"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Romanian

  

vesel ca un cintezoi. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: AS MERRY AS A GRIG

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-a-e-g-g-i-m-r-r-r-s-s-y"

-5 letters: gramaries, gramaryes, marriages.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: AS MERRY AS A GRIG


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

41 53      4D 45 52 52 59      41 53      41      47 52 49 47

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

                

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000001 01010011 00100000 01001101 01000101 01010010 01010010 01011001 00100000 01000001 01010011 00100000 01000001 00100000 01000111 01010010 01001001 01000111

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#65 &#83 &#32 &#77 &#69 &#82 &#82 &#89 &#32 &#65 &#83 &#32 &#65 &#32 &#71 &#82 &#73 &#71

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0041 0053      004D 0045 0052 0052 0059      0041 0053      0041      0047 0052 0049 0047

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

35532473952525923553235241524341

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Translations: Modern
3. Anagrams
4. Orthography
5. Bibliography


  

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