All About Eve Glossary

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All About Eve Glossary

Booby Hatch

A psychiatric hospital

Girdle

A women's undergarment that often includes boning or elastic worn to slim the waist

Ever-loving

Faithful, completely devoted

Megalomaniac

An egotist, a self-centered person

Cockamamie

Ridiculous, silly, nonsensical

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All About Eve study guide contains a biography of director Joseph Mankiewicz, essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.

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