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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: rude health #148242 09/24/2005 10:53 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta I've always heard, though I've never checked, that originally it was ruddy health, referring to red cheeks glowing after exercise. When ruddy began to be used as a swear word in some circles, ruddy health became rude health. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted rude health inselpeter 09/23/2005 10:35 PM Re: rude health Bingley 09/24/2005 2:04 PM Re: rude health inselpeter 09/24/2005 2:58 PM Re: rude health belMarduk 09/24/2005 4:03 PM Re: rude health of troy 09/24/2005 4:59 PM Re: rude health Bingley 09/24/2005 10:53 PM Re: crude heath zmjezhd 09/24/2005 11:00 PM Re: crude heath Bingley 09/24/2005 11:04 PM Re: crude heath zmjezhd 09/24/2005 11:04 PM Re: rude health inselpeter 09/25/2005 1:06 PM 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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