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I’d rather be nowhere with her, than somewhere without her.
Hope that worked out for you, JF. ;-)
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Originally Posted by Jean-Francois
In U.K., the big smoke means London.
Stateside, "The Big Easy" means New Orleans, but everyone probably already knows that. I wonder if there are any other cities w a nickname of "The Big ____"
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Originally Posted by Coldjensens
haberdashery
I like the word bespoke. And I think a haberdasher would be able to make a bespoke outfit for a gentleman of refined tastes. Google told me it was originally bespoken, meaning "spoken of or arranged beforehand."
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Originally Posted by silibran
From pillar to post
In our neck of the woods, Pillar to Post is the name of a home inspection company.
But today, my favorite phrase is hunker down.
Hunker first emerged in the Scots language in the 18th century and originally referred to squatting down low, but still ready to move quickly if necessary. It likely comes from a Germanic root with descendants in other languages, all having to do with crouching, such as the Dutch huiken, the Old Norse húka and the German hocke. "Camping with Steve" reminded me of this phrase. Sometimes altered to "bunker down", which makes sense also bc one can hunker down (or bunker down) in a bunker.
I think Charlie Brown used that frequently. A perfect expression of frustration.
So, today I like skedaddle. We have a wild turkey that comes into the yard very often to eat bugs and she makes quite a mess.. Which I generally do not mind cleaning up afterwards, but the other day, I was bone tired and came upon her scratching at my flowers.. So I told her to skedaddle on out of here tout de suite. She listened to me. Good girl.
Another one I like today is hunky dory.
A quick internet search taught me that both skedaddle and hunky dory fell into usage around the time of the Civil War. In fact skedaddle is Civil War military slang.. I wonder how that came about..
I think Charlie Brown used that frequently. A perfect expression of frustration.
So, today I like skedaddle. We have a wild turkey that comes into the yard very often to eat bugs and she makes quite a mess.. Which I generally do not mind cleaning up afterwards, but the other day, I was bone tired and came upon her scratching at my flowers.. So I told her to skedaddle on out of here tout de suite. She listened to me. Good girl.
Another one I like today is hunky dory.
A quick internet search taught me that both skedaddle and hunky dory fell into usage around the time of the Civil War. In fact skedaddle is Civil War military slang.. I wonder how that came about..
I agree LiliMae, I like those words myself. I also like this explanation of the possible origin.
The Word Detective
There are a number of theories about the origin of “skedaddle,” but no definite answer to the puzzle. The relatively sudden appearance of “skedaddle” as a fully-formed word, with no known ancestors in English, tends to argue for its importation from another language. There are theories that attempt to trace “skedaddle” to various Swedish or Danish words but fail on lack of evidence. It is more probable that “skedaddle” is rooted in the Irish word “sgedadol,” meaning “scattered,” or the Scots word “”skiddle,” meaning “to spill or scatter.” Given the Scots-Irish heritage of many of the states central to the Civil War, these both seem like reasonable bets to me.
I agree LiliMae, I like those words myself. I also like this explanation of the possible origin.
The Word Detective
There are a number of theories about the origin of “skedaddle,” but no definite answer to the puzzle. The relatively sudden appearance of “skedaddle” as a fully-formed word, with no known ancestors in English, tends to argue for its importation from another language. There are theories that attempt to trace “skedaddle” to various Swedish or Danish words but fail on lack of evidence. It is more probable that “skedaddle” is rooted in the Irish word “sgedadol,” meaning “scattered,” or the Scots word “”skiddle,” meaning “to spill or scatter.” Given the Scots-Irish heritage of many of the states central to the Civil War, these both seem like reasonable bets to me.
Now, that makes sense.. Especially sgedadol.. Spot on match.. Thanks, Home.
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Originally Posted by steiconi
I think the Peanuts version was
AAUUGGHH!!
I think you are correct, but I've seen a variety of spellings in different sources.
Today I'm going to think about and like two "G" words (as one of the Sesame Street characters used to say.. can't remember which one)
Gratitude and Graciousness.
ETA- Yes, tout de suite does have a certain commanding-ness of tone. No nonsense, right now, no ifs, ands or buts. A literal translation does not convey.. As my M-I-L used to say "Ne cherce pas midi a quatorze heure." (cuz you ain't gonna find it)
:-)
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