marplot
The origin and history of marplot.
Etymology
Formed from mar (“to spoil, to ruin”) and plot (“plan”). It was first used as a character's name in The Busie Body, by Susanna Centlivre, in 1709. Compare addle-plot.
The origin and history of marplot.
Formed from mar (“to spoil, to ruin”) and plot (“plan”). It was first used as a character's name in The Busie Body, by Susanna Centlivre, in 1709. Compare addle-plot.
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