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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread bodacious (spelling error?) is it slang? #202103 08/26/11 01:39 AM Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 1 E eileen11 OP stranger OP eileen11 stranger E Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 1 i have heard this word used numerous times (the first in "An Officer and a Gentleman") and even on a box of cheese straws. it seems to be linked with the southern united states. i have investigated only a little but haven't really found much. does anyone know? do you know the etymology? thanks. [ads removed. -moderator] Last edited by Wordsmith; 08/26/11 04:40 AM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted bodacious (spelling error?) is it slang? eileen11 08/26/11 01:39 AM Re: bodacious (spelling error?) is it slang? tsuwm 08/26/11 01:58 AM Re: bodacious (spelling error?) is it slang? LukeJavan8 08/26/11 03:38 PM Re: bodacious (spelling error?) is it slang? tsuwm 08/26/11 04:03 PM Re: bodacious (spelling error?) is it slang? LukeJavan8 08/26/11 04:15 PM Re: bodacious (spelling error?) is it slang? tsuwm 08/26/11 05:26 PM Re: bodacious (spelling error?) is it slang? LukeJavan8 08/26/11 07:40 PM Re: bodacious (spelling error?) is it slang? tsuwm 08/26/11 08:08 PM Re: bodacious (spelling error?) is it slang? tsuwm 08/26/11 04:20 PM Re: bodacious (spelling error?) is it slang? LukeJavan8 08/26/11 05:15 PM Re: bodacious (spelling error?) is it slang? LukeJavan8 08/26/11 08:45 PM Re: bodacious (spelling error?) is it slang? BranShea 08/29/11 12:05 PM Re: les vaches volantes zmjezhd 08/29/11 12:24 PM Re: les vaches volantes BranShea 08/29/11 01:08 PM Re: les vaches volantes zmjezhd 08/29/11 01:21 PM Re: les vaches volantes BranShea 08/29/11 03:03 PM Re: les vaches volantes LukeJavan8 08/29/11 02:50 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 Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,990 Members9,198 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 1,000 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 16 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,956 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,953 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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