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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: You're all wet! wsieber #203622 12/03/2011 2:10 PM Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,075 Lancaster, UK Rhubarb Commando old hand Rhubarb Commando old hand Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,075 Lancaster, UK Now I've got over the shock of seeing a thread started by Keiva I am reminded that, in my youth (i.e, the 1950s) the term 'a drip' was used to decribe anyone (actually, any fellow! - not usually applied to girls) who was deemed to be ineffective, non-athletic, socially inadequate, etc, etc. I am thinking that the term "wet" has similar conotations. I'm immortal until proven otherwise Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted You're all wet! Keiva 03/26/2002 3:02 AM Re: You're all wet! doc_comfort 03/26/2002 3:50 AM Re: You're all wet! Wordwind 03/26/2002 9:54 AM Re: You're all wet! wofahulicodoc 03/26/2002 5:40 PM Re: You're all wet! Okamoto 11/24/2011 8:02 PM Re: You're all wet! wsieber 12/01/2011 8:28 PM Re: You're all wet! Rhubarb Commando 12/03/2011 2:10 PM Re: You're all wet! LukeJavan8 12/03/2011 4:57 PM Re: You're all wet! Tromboniator 12/03/2011 8:39 PM Re: You're all wet! Sam Woodward 05/13/2012 4:44 PM Re: You're all wet! LukeJavan8 05/13/2012 10:55 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 Posts230,280 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 7 JerryC 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,136 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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