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neverthriving

neverthriving noun: a group of jugglers.

neverthriving: a group of jugglers
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Noun

neverthriving (plural neverthrivings)

  1. (humorous, often, rare) A group of jugglers.
    • where did i go wrong? *sob, sob* i merely wanted to point out that not all neverthrivings consist of solely men, that there are some average juggling women.......who don't have testicles.1994 April 1, labegael, “Re: What's average?”, in rec.juggling (Usenet)
    • For those who don't know, there was a juggling party (not quite a convention, but an informal neverthriving) in Bermuda over the weekend.2005 April 4, Scott Seltzer, “Re: - Voting results and next theme”, in rec.juggling (Usenet)

Forms of neverthriving

pluralneverthrivings

Origin of neverthriving

From never + thriving. Included in a list of collective nouns in the Book of Saint Albans, published in 1486.

Questions about neverthriving

What does neverthriving mean?
Neverthriving means a group of jugglers.
What part of speech is neverthriving?
Neverthriving is a noun.
What is the plural of neverthriving?
The plural of neverthriving is neverthrivings.

Words near neverthriving in the dictionary

  1. neverthelater
  2. nevertheless
  3. neverthelesse
  4. neverthelessly
  5. neverthemore
  6. neverthriving
  7. neverthrivings
  8. Nevertire
  9. Neveruary
  10. neverwas
  11. neverwet

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