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  1. Algot (algot@mastodon.art)'s status on Wednesday, 12-Jun-2019 08:10:17 EDT Algot Algot

    #WordOfTheDay

    cranky

    /ˈkraŋki/
    adjective
    crankier, crankiest
    1 British informal Eccentric or strange.
    2 North American Bad-tempered; irritable.
    3 (of a machine) working erratically.

    Origin
    Late 18th century (in the sense ‘sickly, in poor health’): perhaps from obsolete (counterfeit) crank ‘a rogue feigning sickness’, from Dutch or German krank ‘sick’.

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    Relax. There is no need to be cranky about it, You have a recent backup, right?

    In conversation Wednesday, 12-Jun-2019 08:10:17 EDT from mastodon.art permalink
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