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Hidden Origins of Rare Coined Idioms
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Across
  • 1. A showy but useless object, often cheaply made
  • 2. An outstanding example or event
  • 3. Noisy advertising or fuss to attract attention
  • 4. A petty lie or pretentious nonsense
  • 7. Nonsense or meaningless language, often ritualistic in origin
  • 8. Without direction or choice; haphazardly
  • 10. A commotion or fuss, especially over a minor issue
  • 11. Pretentious nonsense designed to attract applause
  • 12. Nonsense or worthless talk, originally pig feed
  • 14. A trite saying or cliché with a calming effect
Down
  • 5. An influential person, originally a Chinese official's title
  • 6. A work created just to make money, not art
  • 9. An archaic term for mercury, used metaphorically for swiftness
  • 13. A lively Spanish dance, now a messy or complicated situation
  • 15. To increase rapidly, derived from inflated object
  • 16. Something trivially small, inspired by tiny islanders

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