1755 Dictionary of the English LanguageRegency Word Wednesday August 5, 2015June 10, 2015 Cora Lee Fawningly “In a cringing servile way.” Share this: Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon More Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Like Loading... Related
We do too, though I think the younger generations don’t. The well-read ones still know what it means 🙂 LikeLiked by 1 person Reply
Cora Lee, Regency Romance Author 
We still use the phrase “fawning over” today.
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We do too, though I think the younger generations don’t. The well-read ones still know what it means 🙂
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