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poetast|ˈpəʊɪtæst|
Also poetaste.
[Shortened form of poetaster.]
= poetaster. Also as v. trans. and intr., to write in the manner of a poetaster; hence ˈpoetasting ppl. a.
1892Beerbohm Let. June (1964) 22 She [sc. Mrs Grundy] demands that ‘they bring unto her by and by the head of Oscar the Poëtast on a charger’. 1908Daily Chron. 10 Apr. 3/2 In the spring the poetaster poetastes as sure as fate. 1909G. B. Shaw Admirable Bashville Pref. 290, I poetasted The Admirable Bashville in the rigmarole style. 1969Daily Tel. (Colour Suppl.) 14 Nov. 36/1 George Herbert is not there, although..Herbert's poetasting brother, Lord Herbert of Cherbury, is. |