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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Smack-dab #127882 04/28/04 11:53 AM Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 1 A angelnanc8 OP stranger OP angelnanc8 stranger A Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 1 I am currently writing a local history book for our fourth graders and have employed the expression "smack-dab in the middle" in the text. I can find the definition...but not the origin of this phrase. Does anyone know the origin? My dictionary simply says "slang for directly or squarely". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Smack-dab angelnanc8 04/28/04 11:53 AM Re: Smack-dab RhubarbCommando 04/28/04 12:02 PM Re: Smack-dab dxb 04/28/04 01:24 PM Re: Smack-dab Capfka 04/29/04 11:27 AM Re: Smack-bang shop AnnaStrophic 04/29/04 12:37 PM Re: Smack-dab shanks 04/29/04 04:21 PM Re: Smack-dab dxb 04/29/04 04:38 PM Re: Smack-dab RhubarbCommando 04/30/04 10:02 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 Posts229,930 Members9,198 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 834 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 15 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,918 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,949 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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