Heirlump: (ār'-lŭmp) n.
1. A family relic believed to be worth far more than it is; like an heirloom, but junk. "Mr. Smith wants $200 for his grandpa's old $49 shotgun; he doesn't realize it's just an heirlump."
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Hmmm. I'm glad to learn that word. Everything my wife tries to sell in a yard sale is a 'heirlump' with a Dottie-generated wildly inflated value.
good one - I'm incorporating heirlump into my lexicon. I vow to use it in a sentence today.
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