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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread crossed wires #153168 01/04/2006 4:45 PM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA dalehileman Pooh-Bah dalehileman Pooh-Bah Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,773 Apple Valley, CA, USA Another one turning up on PF (for the newcomer, that's PhraseFinder). Means confusion as in "Don't get your wires crossed." Very old and usage pretty widespread; yet why can't I find it in the typical online slang dictionaries and word origin sites dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted crossed wires dalehileman 01/04/2006 4:45 PM Re: crossed wires Buffalo Shrdlu 01/04/2006 4:48 PM Re: crossed wires dalehileman 01/04/2006 11:09 PM Re: crossed wires Buffalo Shrdlu 01/05/2006 12:52 AM Re: crossed wires Elizabeth Creith 01/05/2006 1:06 AM Re: crossed wires Marianna 01/05/2006 8:28 AM Re: crossed wires dalehileman 01/05/2006 6:00 PM Re: crossed wires dalehileman 01/05/2006 6:45 PM Re: crossed wires maverick 01/06/2006 12:51 AM Re: crossed wires dalehileman 01/07/2006 1:18 AM Re: crossed wires Elizabeth Creith 01/06/2006 1:09 PM Re: hickory Jackie 01/06/2006 3:08 PM does a wooden horse have a hickory dick? TEd Remington 01/06/2006 6:41 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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