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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Oh Crackey #58456 02/24/2002 3:47 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass >My guess, Ladym (and it is only a guess!) is that it is a corruption of the English term, "Crikey!" and a good guess it is, RC. but it's not just a corruption, it's a 19th C. US corruption. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Oh Crackey ladymoon 02/24/2002 6:19 AM Re: Oh Crackey Wordwind 02/24/2002 11:25 AM Re: Oh Crackey of troy 02/24/2002 5:09 PM Re: Oh Crackey Keiva 02/24/2002 6:06 PM Re: Oh Crackey milum 02/25/2002 12:26 AM Re: Oh Crackey slithy toves 02/25/2002 2:49 AM Re: Oh Crackey Wordwind 02/25/2002 9:48 AM Re: Oh Crackey RhubarbCommando 02/24/2002 12:05 PM Re: Oh Crackey/Crikey wow 02/24/2002 2:23 PM Re: Oh Crackey/Crikey ladymoon 02/27/2002 1:56 AM Re: Oh Crackey/Crikey hev 02/27/2002 3:41 AM . Max Quordlepleen 02/27/2002 4:43 AM Re: Oh Crackey/Crikey Capital Kiwi 02/27/2002 11:04 AM Re: Oh Crackey tsuwm 02/24/2002 3:47 PM Re: Oh Crackers Keiva 02/24/2002 3:57 PM Re: Oh Crackey belMarduk 02/24/2002 4:22 PM Puritanical hypocrisy wofahulicodoc 02/25/2002 1:12 AM Re: Oh Crackey Capital Kiwi 02/24/2002 5:39 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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