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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread "Cashew" #143375 05/28/2005 1:11 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City inselpeter Pooh-Bah inselpeter Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City From Wikipedia: This article is about the tree; it can also be used as a slang term to describe someone who has both Catholic and Jewish parentage. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cashew Never heard that one before. edit Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "Cashew" #143376 05/28/2005 11:01 AM Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 114 carpathian member carpathian member Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 114 a slang term to describe someone who has both Catholic and Jewish parentage. Never heard that one before. "Cathew" is the usual spelling, Inselpeter. Perhaps that explains why the meaning is new to you. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "Cashew" #143377 05/28/2005 12:04 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Shakes head bemusedly, wondering what part of the world has never heard of Catholics, Jews, or the fruit of the Anacardium occidentale and has no internet access. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "Cashew" #143378 05/28/2005 12:22 PM Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 114 carpathian member carpathian member Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 114 Well said, Faldage. Disconcerting as well that everyone has a peduncle but most think you have to be a nut to use it. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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 Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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