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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread whack #15644 01/15/01 02:32 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin B belligerentyouth OP old hand OP belligerentyouth old hand B Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin Can someone explain how the saying 'All out of whack' came about? There certainly are numerous uses for this word, but it's funny this one came about. Americans use it to mean off-balance, or off-kilter, I think. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted whack belligerentyouth 01/15/01 02:32 PM Re: whack Jazzoctopus 01/15/01 08:34 PM Re: whack tsuwm 01/16/01 01:21 AM Re: whack belligerentyouth 01/16/01 07:53 AM Re: whack bikermom 01/16/01 01:37 PM Re: out of kilter maverick 01/18/01 06:12 PM Re: out of kilter Fiberbabe 01/18/01 09:26 PM Re: out of kilter Marty 01/18/01 10:01 PM Re: out of kilter Jackie 01/19/01 01:24 AM Re: out of kilter Marty 01/19/01 02:33 AM Re: out of kilter Anonymous 01/19/01 05:07 AM Re: git jmh 01/19/01 07:31 AM Re: git maverick 01/19/01 05:37 PM Re: git wow 01/19/01 05:59 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 Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,343 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 767 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 19 LukeJavan8 2 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,546 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,918 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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