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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Blag: Getting Laid #224546 05/31/16 01:31 PM Joined: May 2014 Posts: 514 M May OP addict OP May addict M Joined: May 2014 Posts: 514 Suggested etymology for blag. Blaguer - to lie, from memory..via Tom Meakin I did a little sleuthing after writing haul ass. I was suddenly interested in it's origins; I got The Straight Dope Which led me to... "Haul-ass meaning to flee or depart in a hurry appears first in print in 1918. Haul tail appears about the same time in 1924. Having your ashes hauled first appeared in 1906, and, indeed meant to get laid. Also getting your ashes dragged. The haul ice is just crap." So, I'm wondering how the heck having your ashes hauled turns into getting laid. Yahoo: Getting Laid Get Ones Ashes Hauled ...via Isabelle Oostvogels "The first thing that came to my mind is the French word "blague"(f): histoire plaisante imaginée pour amuser ou pour tromper. (a funny made-up story for amusement or deception) (Larousse online)" "hard boiled detective stories"...getting to the nitty-gritty Disjointed at best, but I laid this one to rest. 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 Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,614 Members9,187 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Karin, JeffMackwood, artguitar, Jim_W, Rdbuffalo 9,187 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 202 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 33 A C Bowden 14 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,735 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,933 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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