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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: let the drain take the strain #107835 07/19/2003 4:07 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 Hmm, from one of the resources featured on tsuwm’s latest list offering I found this, but I don’t entirely accept their suggestion: Meaning: To laugh coarsely or loudly. Origin: Like water going down a drain. http://phrases.shu.ac.uk/meanings/224000.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted wait for it.. tsuwm 07/17/2003 4:29 PM Re: wait for it.. Jackie 07/17/2003 4:54 PM Re: wait for it.. maverick 07/17/2003 11:02 PM Re: wait for it.. Jackie 07/19/2003 2:22 AM Re: let the drain take the strain maverick 07/19/2003 3:13 PM Re: let the drain take the strain maverick 07/19/2003 4:07 PM Re: let the drain take the strain Jackie 07/19/2003 6:44 PM Re: let the drain take the strain maverick 07/20/2003 9:36 PM Re: let the drain take the strain tsuwm 07/21/2003 2:13 AM Re: let the drain take the strain Alex Williams 07/21/2003 8:05 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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