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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Comeuppance/Put-down #15640 01/15/2001 2:00 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 35 Chickie newbie Chickie newbie Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 35 I may have gotten the spelling of "comeuppance" wrong (this gal doesn't have the 25 lb. version of the dictionary), but I'm curious anyway. What is the root of this word? It seems to mean the opposite of what it intends. Put-down is more appropriate I think "Adversity is the whetstone of creativity" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Comeuppance/Put-down Chickie 01/15/2001 2:00 PM Re: Comeuppance/Put-down belligerentyouth 01/15/2001 2:12 PM Re: Comeuppance/Put-down wow 01/15/2001 3:07 PM Re: Just Deserts Faldage 01/15/2001 3:25 PM 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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