"Earwig" is a word in ENGLISH
A whisperer of insinuations; a secret counselor.
To influence, or attempt to influence, by whispered
insinuations or private talk.
Any insect of the genus Forticula and related genera,
belonging to the order Euplexoptera.
In America, any small chilopodous myriapod, esp. of the
genus Geophilus.
It has been more wittily than charitably said that hell is paved with good intentions. They have their place in heaven also.
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A grizzled old man was eating in a truck stop when three Hell's Angels' bikers walked in. The first walked up to the old man, pushed his cigarette into the old man's pie and then took a seat at the counter. The second walked up to the old man, spat into the old man's milk and then he too took a seat at the counter. The third walked up to the old man, turned over the old man's plate, and then he took a seat at the counter. Without a word of protest, the old man quietly left the diner. Shortly thereafter, one of the bikers said to the waitress, "Humph, not much of a man, was he?" The waitress replied, "Not much of a truck driver either, he just backed his big-rig over three motorcycles."
To advance slowly and furtively; to insinuate one's self; to advance or gain influence by servile or obsequious conduct.
Read the complete definitionThe act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by gentle or artful means; -- formerly used in a good sense, …
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