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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Making Nice #71407 05/28/2002 2:46 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA I have also heard the phrase "make nice" used to mean to mollify, to assuage, to grovel, to appease or the like. Anyone wise to the derivation? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted That's nice, dear. consuelo 05/26/2002 7:12 PM Re: That's nice, dear. of troy 05/26/2002 8:13 PM . Max Quordlepleen 05/26/2002 8:22 PM Re: That's nice, dear. of troy 05/26/2002 8:35 PM . Max Quordlepleen 05/26/2002 8:40 PM Re: That's nice, dear. belMarduk 05/26/2002 9:33 PM Re: That's nice, dear. of troy 05/26/2002 9:45 PM Post deleted by Jackie KeivaCarpal 05/26/2002 11:32 PM Re: That's nice, dear. Wordwind 05/27/2002 1:37 AM Post deleted by SilkMuse SilkMuse 05/27/2002 10:20 PM Re: That's nice, dear. tsuwm 05/28/2002 2:05 AM Re: That's nice, dear. WhitmanO'Neill 05/28/2002 2:24 AM Re: That's nice, dear. Faldage 05/28/2002 3:40 PM Re: That's nice, dear. Hyla 05/28/2002 9:15 PM Making Nice Father Steve 05/28/2002 2:46 AM Re: Making Nice tsuwm 05/28/2002 4:35 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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