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souvenir
/ ˌsuːvəˈnɪə; ˈsuːvəˌnɪə /
noun
- an object that recalls a certain place, occasion, or person; memento
verb
- euphemistic.to steal or keep (something, esp a small article) for one's own use; purloin
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of souvenir1
Example Sentences
And more than anything, I wanted a souvenir for my father, so I rolled him back, and he had gold teeth.
After the ceremony, the Greek gave back the ten grand and kept what was left of the dollar for a souvenir.
We stop at a souvenir stand to buy buttons that proclaim I RODE IT!
He then jokes about the legal risks of keeping the butt as a souvenir for back home.
She lived out her life selling his clothes to souvenir hunters and people like that.
A millionaire might offer more for a life belt as a souvenir than a drowning man could pay for it to save his life.
Her sweet, tragic face, her noble presence, her thoughtful brow—you see all again in these halls instinct with her souvenir.
Then I stuck the mallet in my pocket, telling every one who cared to hear that I was carrying away a souvenir.
Then, very coaxingly, "Didn't you bring your old Nannie a souvenir from the war?"
He breathed on the crumpled souvenir and rubbed it on his trousers to polish it.
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