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  • 11Fleer — The Fleer Corporation, founded by Frank H. Fleer in the mid 19th century, was the first company to successfully manufacture bubblegum. Bought out by comic book empire Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc. in 1992, the company shut down in 2005. Upper… …

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  • 12fleer — Synonyms and related words: Parthian shot, affront, back answer, barrack, be merry with, call names, caustic remark, chaff, comeback, crack, crack a joke, crack wise, cut, cut at, cutting remark, dig, dig at, dishonor, disoblige, dump, dump on,… …

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  • 13fleer — I. /ˈflɪə/ (say flear) verb (i) 1. to grin or laugh coarsely or mockingly. –verb (t) 2. to fleer at; deride. –noun 3. a fleering look; a jeer or gibe. {Middle English flery(e), flire. Compare Norwegian flire grin} II. /fliə/ (say fleeuh) noun… …

  • 14fleer´ing|ly — fleer «flihr», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to laugh or smile mockingly; jeer: »They re actually sneering at us, fleering at us, jeering at us! (Gilbert and Sullivan). 2. to laugh in a coarse, impudent, or unbecoming manner. –v.t. to laugh mockingly at;… …

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  • 15Fleer Corporation — La Fleer Corporation, fondée en 1885 par Frank H. Fleer était la première société américaine qui a réussi à commercialiser le chewing gum et un fabricant de cartes à collectionner. L entreprise était détenue de manière familiale jusqu en 1989. En …

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  • 16Fleer Ultra X-Men Wolverine Cards — This set of Marvel comics based trading cards was released in 1996. It has a base set consisting of 100 cards, including the checklist. There are 2 types of chase cards, the first are HoloFlash cards which feature holofoil, and the second are… …

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  • 17fleer — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English fleryen, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian flire to giggle Date: 15th century to laugh or grimace in a coarse derisive manner ; sneer Synonyms: see scoff • fleeringly adverb II. noun …

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  • 18fleer — fleer1 fleeringly, adv. /flear/, v.i. 1. to grin or laugh coarsely or mockingly. v.t. 2. to mock or deride. n. 3. a fleering look; a jeer or gibe. [1350 1400; ME flerien (v.) < Scand; cf. Norw flire a grin] fleer2 …

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  • 19fleer — verb /flɪə,flɪɹ/ To make a wry face in contempt, or to grin in scorn; to deride; to sneer; to mock; to gibe …

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  • 20Fleer — 1. Wohnstättenname zu mnd. vleder »Flieder, Holunder«. 2. Möglich ist auch ein Berufsübername für den Apotheker, da Holunderblüten, blätter und rinde als Heilmittel gebraucht wurden …

    Wörterbuch der deutschen familiennamen