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John Billy

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Foster Wallace, D. (1996). John Billy. In Foster Wallace, D. Girl with Curious Hair. W. W. Norton & Company, pp. 119-148

(noun) a change or variation occurring in the course of something; successive, alternating, or changing phases or conditions, as of life or fortune; ups and downs

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the vicissitudes of human relatings

—p.121 by David Foster Wallace
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the vicissitudes of human relatings

—p.121 by David Foster Wallace
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(adj) of, relating to, or characteristic of fire

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busted a igneous leg

—p.123 by David Foster Wallace
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busted a igneous leg

—p.123 by David Foster Wallace
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(noun) physical beauty

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closest thing to femininity and pulchritude that to date exists in Minogue Oklahoma

—p.125 by David Foster Wallace
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closest thing to femininity and pulchritude that to date exists in Minogue Oklahoma

—p.125 by David Foster Wallace
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relating to petroleum

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too petroleumly rich

cute

—p.126 by David Foster Wallace
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too petroleumly rich

cute

—p.126 by David Foster Wallace
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diarrhea

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diarrhetic and fearsome

—p.132 by David Foster Wallace
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diarrhetic and fearsome

—p.132 by David Foster Wallace
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(relating to) a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, especially for the dead; dirge; funeral song.

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recalcitrant and threnodic eyes

—p.135 by David Foster Wallace
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recalcitrant and threnodic eyes

—p.135 by David Foster Wallace
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a green or bluish patina formed on copper, brass, or bronze surfaces when exposed to air

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copper sweat verdigrised

—p.135 by David Foster Wallace
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copper sweat verdigrised

—p.135 by David Foster Wallace
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(noun) a rope used as a lasso or for tethering

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his lariatic eyes

—p.136 by David Foster Wallace
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his lariatic eyes

—p.136 by David Foster Wallace
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(noun) a being responsible for the creation of the universe, in particular

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in mood and stature similar to a demiurge

—p.136 by David Foster Wallace
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in mood and stature similar to a demiurge

—p.136 by David Foster Wallace
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(noun) relating to mythopoeia: the making of a myth or myths

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a angry mythopoeum

—p.136 by David Foster Wallace
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a angry mythopoeum

—p.136 by David Foster Wallace
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grossly unfair and morally wrong

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iniquitous criminality

—p.139 by David Foster Wallace
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iniquitous criminality

—p.139 by David Foster Wallace
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