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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Dressed to the Nines #63757 04/05/2002 3:30 AM Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 45 perth, western australia zootsuit newbie zootsuit newbie Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 45 perth, western australia Angel, here is one theory: It relates to Shakespearean times, and the price of a seat at the theatre. The most expensive seats were nine pence, so if you sat there you had to dress in your best attire so as not to look out of place with the other wealthy patrons. Theatrical "keeping up with the Jones" perhaps? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Grassed Up hev 04/04/2002 2:43 AM Re: Grassed Up zootsuit 04/04/2002 7:14 AM Re: Grassed Up RhubarbCommando 04/04/2002 11:15 AM Re: Grassed Up wwh 04/04/2002 2:06 PM Re: Grassed Up WhitmanO'Neill 04/04/2002 2:21 PM Re: Grassed Up hev 04/04/2002 11:08 PM Re: Grassed Up - the noses have it. zootsuit 04/05/2002 3:19 AM not grassed but gussied wofahulicodoc 04/05/2002 1:34 AM Re: not grassed but gussied Jackie 04/05/2002 2:18 AM Re: gussied and dressed Angel 04/05/2002 2:53 AM Re: Dressed to the Nines zootsuit 04/05/2002 3:30 AM Re: dressed to the nines hev 04/05/2002 3:44 AM Re: dressed to the nines WhitmanO'Neill 04/05/2002 4:37 AM 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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