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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: What's your beef with meat? #87537 11/23/2002 12:39 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 not for "beef" as a "complaint" - only for "beef" as "yell" That was Beef - 5, Beef - 6 is given as "To Complain." Recorded back to 1880. OED Supplement gives an 1888 citation: He'll beef and kick like a steer an' let on he won't never wear 'em for its definition, to complain, grumble, protest. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted What's your beef with meat? hev 11/22/2002 12:27 AM Re: What's your beef with meat? wwh 11/22/2002 12:45 AM Re: What's your beef with meat? belligerentyouth 11/22/2002 12:43 PM Re: What's your beef with meat? modestgoddess 11/23/2002 3:07 AM Re: What's your beef with meat? Faldage 11/23/2002 12:39 PM Re: What's your beef with meat? modestgoddess 11/25/2002 1:58 PM Re: What's your beef with meat? Alex Williams 11/25/2002 2:02 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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