See Also: wait(2)(dictionary)
wait-a-while(dictionary)
Wait(medicine)
wait(1)(dictionary)
wait-a-bit(dictionary)
wait 2, noun(dictionary)
wait 1, verb(dictionary)
I Wait. - Poker(gambling)
Wait - Poker(gambling)
LYING IN WAIT(law)

Cassandra (iou) and wait-a-bit (iou)


Cassandra (iou)



Cassandra noun. E17.
[Latin from Greek Kas(s)andra, daughter of Priam king of Troy, condemned by Apollo to prophesy correctly but never to be believed.]
A prophet of disaster, esp. one who is disbelieved.

wait-a-bit (iou)



wait-a-bit noun. L18.
[from WAIT verb + A adjective + BIT noun2, usu. translating Afrikaans WAG'N BIETJE.]
More fully wait-a-bit thorn. Any of various plants which hinder progress by their thorny growth; esp. (S. Afr.) = WAG'N BIETJE.