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Dear etaoin: Der Quibblemeister was surprised to find that the version of "Mickey Finn" he had heard was wrong. See what Word-Detective says:scroll down 2/3 http://www.word-detective.com/back-h.html
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thanks, Dr. Bill. the origin of akimbo was also new to me.
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What's the antonym? Optimistifying? And if nobody else can see why you're saying whatever it is, I guess you'd be optimystifying.
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