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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Gussy up guessing #109026 07/31/03 06:50 AM Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK D dxb Pooh-Bah dxb Pooh-Bah D Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,692 UK Could this be the origin of the phrase? The date fits well with the MW entry. Gorgeous Gussie In 1949, "Gorgeous" Gussie Moran - who became as famous for her ground-breaking fashions as she was for her tennis acrobatics - made headlines with her hemlines, stunning a crowd at Wimbledon by wearing white lace-fringed panties beneath her skirt. http://www.petticoated.com/gussie19.htm Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Gussy up guessing maverick 07/30/03 10:30 PM Re: Gussy up guessing sjmaxq 07/30/03 10:36 PM Re: Gussy up guessing wwh 07/30/03 10:42 PM Re: Gussy up guessing tsuwm 07/30/03 10:52 PM Re: Gussy up guessing maverick 07/30/03 10:59 PM Re: Gussy up guessing dxb 07/31/03 06:50 AM Re: Gussy up guessing AnnaStrophic 07/31/03 12:05 PM Re: Gussy up guessing of troy 07/31/03 12:16 PM Re: Gussy up guessing Bobyoungbalt 08/01/03 01:51 AM Re: Gussy up guessing of troy 08/01/03 02:49 AM Re: Gussy up guessing Wordwind 07/31/03 12:19 PM Gussie Fink-Nottle Father Steve 08/13/03 10:03 PM Re: Gussy up guessing guest 07/31/03 02:55 PM Re: Gussy up guessing JohnHawaii 07/31/03 11:05 PM Re: Gussy up guessing wow 08/02/03 12:04 PM Re: Gussy up guessing maverick 08/02/03 12:54 PM Re: Gussy up guessing Jackie 08/05/03 01:15 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 Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,920 Members9,197 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish, Renegade98 9,197 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 768 guests, and 9 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 29 A C Bowden 26 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,911 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,948 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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