Balaam
English
Etymology 1
From Hebrew בִּלְעָם (bil'am)
Proper noun
Balaam
- A diviner in the Torah.
- 1611, Bible (King James Version), Numbers 22:28::
- And the LORD opened the mouth of the ass, and she said unto Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times?
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Etymology 2
The miracle of Balaam's ass speaking; see talk out one's ass.
Noun
Balaam (plural Balaams)
- (slang, archaic, journalism) A paragraph describing something wonderful, used to fill out a newspaper column.
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References
- Balaam in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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