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}}1. Ambivalent; open to suggestion. <br>2. Something that is neither one thing nor the other (after John Arlott’s observation about New Zealand cricketer [[Bob Cunis]], 1941-2008''). Hence: To have “a [[Bob Cunis|Bob]] each way”.
 
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Latest revision as of 15:46, 13 December 2020

Cunisian /kjuːˈnɪzɪən/ (n.)
1. Ambivalent; open to suggestion.
2. Something that is neither one thing nor the other (after John Arlott’s observation about New Zealand cricketer Bob Cunis, 1941-2008). Hence: To have “a Bob each way”.

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