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little go en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Meanings
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(historical) A type of illegal private lottery.
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(UK, historical, qualifier:university slang) The first examination for a BA degree at Oxford or Cambridge universities; responsions.
He gave a reluctant couple of hours in the afternoon to the mysteries of Little-go Greek, and for the rest of his time he was either working at mathematics and mathematical physics or experimenting in a little upstairs room that had been carved out of the general space of the barn.
1916, HG Wells, Mr Britling Sees it Through, London: Hogarth Press, published 1985, page 209:
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(slang) Any minor or preliminary activity.
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Relateds
great go
Synonyms
smalls · responsions