More on word origins
Here are a couple more words that we say that you have to wonder where we came up with these phrases. Why do we say something is out of whack? What is a whack? Also, one of my wife's favorites is whopperjawed. She usually says this when I am helping my kids get dressed and have put their pants on crooked, or all whopperjawed. Or is it out of whack?
posted by whaaaat! at
9:56 AM
2 Comments:
Ahhh, just say that it is on wrong and get it over with. :-)
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Anonymous, at 7:54 PM
I grew up with the word whopper-jawed. Not sure how far back in my family it went but I have found that it isn't a common word. My husband never heard it until I said it. Have only run into a couple people that have ever heard the word much less know what it means.
The meaning is the same as your wife's... something crooked, askew or our of alignment.
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Anonymous, at 2:08 PM
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