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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Eponymns #24690 04/02/2001 1:32 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta I have heard that bogeyman came from the Bugis (pronounced boo-gee (g as in good), some ethnic groups pronounce the s and some don't) people of SE Sulawesi, who were much feared as pirates in the 18th and 19th centuries. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Eponymns WhitmanO'Neill 03/26/2001 12:02 AM . Max Quordlepleen 03/26/2001 12:24 AM Re: Eponymns inselpeter 03/26/2001 3:37 AM Re: Eponymns tsuwm 03/26/2001 8:38 PM bogart, was Re: Eponymns pgrew 03/27/2001 9:06 PM Re: Eponymns Seian 03/28/2001 2:19 PM Re: Eponymns maverick 03/28/2001 5:27 PM Re: Eponymns inselpeter 03/28/2001 8:38 PM Re: Eponymns Seian 03/30/2001 12:43 AM Re: Eponymns inselpeter 03/30/2001 1:45 PM Re: Eponymns Bingley 04/02/2001 1:32 PM Re: Eponymns: Of Dangling Cigarettes + 'Boogers' WhitmanO'Neill 04/04/2001 5:29 PM Re: Eponymns: Of Dangling Cigarettes + 'Boogers' dodyskin 05/18/2002 6:17 PM Re: Eponymns: Of Dangling Cigarettes + 'Boogers' wwh 05/18/2002 7:26 PM Re: Eponymns: Of Dangling Cigarettes + 'Boogers' AphonicRants 05/18/2002 11:29 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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