| Front | panjandrum \pan-JAN-druhm\ |
|---|---|
| Back | noun An important or self-important person. [The word is said to have been coined by dramatist and actor Samuel Foote (1720-1777) as part of a nonsensical passage to test the memory of his fellow actor Charles Macklin who claimed to be able to repeat anything after hearing it once. Earliest documented use: 1825, in the novel "Harry and Lucy Concluded" in which the author Maria Edgeworth attributes the word to Foote.] "Another man coming to hear Fry was Graham Turner, the owner, chairman, former manager and grand panjandrum of Hereford United." |
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