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I ran through the alternatives in my head a while back, and decided it was a pretty lousy term, one best spoken with a twisted mouth.
Last edited by inselpeter; 12/08/05 01:51 PM.
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old hand
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> German: descriptive nickname from the Swabian word lell, läll ‘twisted mouth'
That sounds like it may be related to 'lallen' (prattle, mumble, have slurred speech) - not sure though. All fits in fairly well with the abbreviated meaning though, if one assumes that it refers to spoken language;-)
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