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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Gussy up guessing #109026 07/31/2003 6:50 AM Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK dxb Pooh-Bah dxb Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK Could this be the origin of the phrase? The date fits well with the MW entry. Gorgeous Gussie In 1949, "Gorgeous" Gussie Moran - who became as famous for her ground-breaking fashions as she was for her tennis acrobatics - made headlines with her hemlines, stunning a crowd at Wimbledon by wearing white lace-fringed panties beneath her skirt. http://www.petticoated.com/gussie19.htm Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Gussy up guessing maverick 07/30/2003 10:30 PM Re: Gussy up guessing sjmaxq 07/30/2003 10:36 PM Re: Gussy up guessing wwh 07/30/2003 10:42 PM Re: Gussy up guessing tsuwm 07/30/2003 10:52 PM Re: Gussy up guessing maverick 07/30/2003 10:59 PM Re: Gussy up guessing dxb 07/31/2003 6:50 AM Re: Gussy up guessing AnnaStrophic 07/31/2003 12:05 PM Re: Gussy up guessing of troy 07/31/2003 12:16 PM Re: Gussy up guessing Bobyoungbalt 08/01/2003 1:51 AM Re: Gussy up guessing of troy 08/01/2003 2:49 AM Re: Gussy up guessing Wordwind 07/31/2003 12:19 PM Gussie Fink-Nottle Father Steve 08/13/2003 10:03 PM Re: Gussy up guessing guest 07/31/2003 2:55 PM Re: Gussy up guessing JohnHawaii 07/31/2003 11:05 PM Re: Gussy up guessing wow 08/02/2003 12:04 PM Re: Gussy up guessing maverick 08/02/2003 12:54 PM Re: Gussy up guessing Jackie 08/05/2003 1:15 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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