![]() Whether the entries are unexpected twists on familiar-sounding expressions or based on curious old customs, this wide-ranging assortment of vernacular Americanisms will amaze and amuse even the most hard-boiled curmudgeon. Puncture lady: a southwestern expression for a woman who prefers to sit on the sidelines at a dance and gossip rather than dance, often puncturing someone's reputation Forgotten English Jeffrey Kacirk Off we go on another romp through the strange and wonderful world of the English language-but not the one you may be used to.Leather-ears: to Cape Cod inhabitants, a person of slow comprehension The Word Museum: The Most Remarkable English Words Ever Forgotten by Jeffrey Kacirk and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available.Chawswizzled: "confounded" in Nebraskan idiom.Bone-orchard: in the Southwest slang for a cemetery. ![]() ![]()
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