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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread a word with you #47254 11/09/2001 2:30 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear GallantTed: I thought of a question for you. Knowing what the old timers called a cesspool, was, I was surprised to hear the phrase "bad cess to you". At first I thought it was hoping the victim would have an acute stoppage of the lower end of the the alimentary canal. Please, sir, can you tell us the etymology of this phrase? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted a word with you wwh 11/09/2001 2:30 AM Re: a word with you TEd Remington 11/09/2001 1:43 PM Re: a word with you wwh 11/09/2001 3:23 PM Re: a word with you tsuwm 11/09/2001 3:51 PM Re: a word with you GallantTed 11/11/2001 2:45 AM Re: a word with you wwh 11/11/2001 3:20 AM Cecil (and desist!) TEd Remington 11/11/2001 8:08 AM bad scran NicholasW 11/10/2001 12:51 PM Re: bad scran TEd Remington 11/10/2001 3:39 PM Re: a word with you GallantTed 11/11/2001 2:31 AM Re: a word with you Wordwind 11/11/2001 11:55 PM Re: a word with you GallantTed 11/12/2001 9:14 PM Re: a word with you Wordwind 11/12/2001 11:42 PM Re: a word with you wwh 11/13/2001 12:37 AM Re: a word with you Wordwind 11/13/2001 2:02 AM Re: a word with you plutarch 11/17/2001 3:13 PM Re: a word with you GallantTed 11/13/2001 1:43 AM Re: a word with you Wordwind 11/13/2001 1:57 AM Peg O'Mancy TEd Remington 11/13/2001 5:32 PM Re: Calling GallantTed wwh 11/15/2001 9:44 PM Re: Calling GallantTed GallantTed 11/16/2001 1:11 AM Re: Calling GallantTed wwh 11/16/2001 2:42 AM Re: Calling GallantTed GallantTed 11/16/2001 10:16 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 Posts230,267 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 26 A C Bowden 6 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 handymanhome 1 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Trusted Roofing 1 John Fox 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,127 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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