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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread sidetalk #162225 09/30/2006 2:39 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 There seems to be a whole class of exprs for which it's hard to find definitions, esp metaphors and blends. "Jackdaw", an example of the former, in the meaning of collector, is a typical example. Of the former, "sidetalk". In spite of 9000 Ghits, this expr doesn't appear in the usu dictionaries, except http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sidetalk ...as UD, whatever else you may think of it, is often the first to recognize a new usage What's your opinion, or am I just rambling Last edited by dalehileman; 09/30/2006 2:43 PM. dalehileman Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: sidetalk #162226 09/30/2006 4:10 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland wsieber old hand wsieber old hand Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,027 Switzerland What's your opinion, or am I just rambling Why "or" ? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: sidetalk #162227 09/30/2006 6:12 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York LOL! Good one, Sieber! 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 Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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