Saturday, December 3, 2022

Do You KNow?

I have a list of words for you. How many do you recognize?

rubberneck

phosphate (not the element phosphorus or a weapon)

makin' bacon

pettifogger

hoosegow

gardyloo

bedight

besmirch

moxie

petrichor

zozzled

row-de-dow

I'll let you know what they mean in my next post.

9 comments:

  1. Is a phosphate the drink that used to be sold in the 1950's at places like the Dairy Queen?

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  2. It certainly is. I loved ordering phosphates at the drug store.

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  3. Those are crazy words from my mom's era. I did pretty well, altho some had me giggling.

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  4. I recognized a few of these words and wouldn't cheat by looking up those I did not know. Moxie comes from Moxie soda (a New England product) and is akin to having gumption.

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  5. Half is good. You simply weren't as attentive as you usually are.

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  6. Haha I felt helpless as all are totally unfamiliar dear Emma

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    1. They are mostly old words that I have heard in my life,

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