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{{a|plainenglish|}}{{d|Loansome||adj|}}Having the characteristics of a [[loan]]. Thus, unhip: fusty; old-fashioned. Luddite. Stone-age.
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{{script|Nuncle}}: ’Tis none so mincey as a Farrington chop<br>
And nowt so [[loansome]] as a [[fixed rate swap]].<br>
:—{{Buchstein}}, {{dsh}}}}
{{d|Loansome|/ˈləʊnsəm/|adj|}}Having the characteristics of a [[loan]]. Thus, unhip: fusty; old-fashioned. Luddite. Stone-age.
 
There is some irony in Nuncle’s wry remark, because while achingly cool and edgy swaps are, of course, powered by loans. But only a boffin would say this in polite company.


''Compare'': [[Swappish]].
''Compare'': [[Swappish]].


Origin: archaic, possibly coined by {{otto}}, in {{dsh}}.
Origin: archaic, possibly coined by {{otto}}, in {{dsh}}.
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