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OP Dear etaoin: a jalopy is an automobile that has had the sxxx knocked out of it, but not by jalap.
Just for the hell of it, I tried to see if I could find
etymology of jalopy. No luck, but I did find an interesting
word:
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Jactitation \Jac"ti*ta"tion\, n. [L. jactitare to utter in
public, from jactare. See Jactancy.]
1. (Law) Vain boasting or assertions repeated to the
prejudice of another's right; false claim. --Mozley & W.
2. (Med.) A frequent tossing or moving of the body;
restlessness, as in delirium. --Dunglison.
Jactitation of marriage (Eng. Eccl. Law), a giving out or
boasting by a party that he or she is married to another,
whereby a common reputation of their matrimony may ensue.
--Blackstone
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted jalap wwh 01/26/04 08:21 PM Re: jalap Buffalo Shrdlu 01/26/04 08:28 PM Re: jalap wwh 01/26/04 08:55 PM Re: jalap Buffalo Shrdlu 01/26/04 10:43 PM
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