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Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins
Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins
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The real story of a word or phrase’s origin and evolution is often much stranger—and much more humorous—than the commonly accepted one; the many entries will certainly leave you “happy as a clam.” Happy as a clam? Really, what’s so happy about being a clam? The saying makes much more sense when it’s paired with its missing second half: “at high water.” Now a clam at high water is a safe clam, and thus a happy clam. From the bawdy to the sublime, Quinion’s explanations and delightful asides truly prove that the “proof is in the pudding.” ISBN13:9781588342195 ISBN10:1588342190 Material Type:hardcover
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The real story of a word or phrase’s origin and evolution is often much stranger—and much more humorous—than the commonly accepted one; the many entries will certainly leave you “happy as a clam.” Happy as a clam? Really, what’s so happy about being a clam? The saying makes much more sense when it’s paired with its missing second half: “at high water.” Now a clam at high water is a safe clam, and thus a happy clam. From the bawdy to the sublime, Quinion’s explanations and delightful asides truly prove that the “proof is in the pudding.”
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ISBN10: 1588342190
ISBN13: 9781588342195
Publisher: MIchael Quinion
Print Length: 224
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