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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread phrase origin #132744 09/08/04 12:38 PM Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 1 Richmond, VA P pdummitt OP stranger OP pdummitt stranger P Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 1 Richmond, VA Does anyone have insight into the origin of the phrase "red-headed stepchild"? pdummitt pdummitt Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: phrase origin #132745 09/08/04 01:34 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 B belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 Hello Pam. Welcome to the Board. I've never heard that expression before. What does it mean? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: phrase origin #132746 09/08/04 02:01 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Welcome aBoard, Pam! Hmm--our previous discussion didn't get as far as I'd thought it had: http://wordsmith.org/board/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=words&Number=27664; nor did the link included in it. I've always thought it had to do with the obviousness of having a different parentage. There is a song which I'm not remembering much of right now including the title, but I believe it was about a red-headed child, and Papa had been absent for a while; I do remember one line clearly: "...And the milkman had red hair". Why don't you try going to Information and Announcements and looking in Max's Useful Language Links? I'm sure there are some word and phrase origin sites listed there. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: phrase origin #132747 09/08/04 03:09 PM Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 133 J Jomama member Jomama member J Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 133 I remember being told by a WWII vet that in some European country where he had spent some time a red-haired child was always given away by its parents, someone else had to raise it. But it could be grandparents or other family members, and he didn't notice red-haired adults being treated poorly. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Foodies Unite! #132748 09/08/04 05:00 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA A sincere welcome to another foodie on this board. Now, if Pam had only served in the Navy, she would be the perfect addition! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Foodies Unite! #132749 09/08/04 05:26 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont foodie? formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Foodies Unite! #132750 09/08/04 11:55 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA foodie. Noun. Colloquial. A lover of food and of a wide variety of foods, a food enthusiast, a diner with refined tastes, a student of cookbooks, a frequenter of restaurants, a preparer of excellent dishes. Synonyms: epicure, gastronome, gourmet. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Foodies Unite! #132751 09/09/04 12:19 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont ah. and you picked that up from cooking in her profile? very impressive. welcome, Pam! formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Foodies Unite! #132752 09/09/04 01:00 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Nobody does a better job than Jackie of welcoming newbies to this board, but I am inspired by her example and attempt to approximate it, in my own, more-limited way. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: phrase origin #132753 09/09/04 01:41 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 This got chewed up and spit out on the wordorigins board. The standard opinion seemed to be that it was of US Black origin. I never bought that idea myself, but. http://p066.ezboard.com/fwordoriginsorgfrm14.showMessage?topicID=477.topic Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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. 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