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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 10 of 10 1 2 … 8 9 10 Re: Fishy philology #9361 12/01/00 04:33 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm OP Carpal Tunnel OP tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass >wallop" doesn't just mean booze one sense is "a flapping or fluttering rag"... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter codswallop #9362 12/01/00 09:19 AM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England F FishonaBike veteran FishonaBike veteran F Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,346 Sussex, England >wallop" doesn't just mean booze one sense is "a flapping or fluttering rag"... Never heard that one, my friend, though may be apt! I was thinking slightly more in terms of wallop as (M-W) "an exciting emotional response : THRILL" perhaps... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: codswallop #9363 12/02/00 03:36 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 B belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 wallop also means to give a resounding smack/slap (I can see all our gentlemen grimacing at the thought) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 10 of 10 1 2 … 8 9 10 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 Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,810 Members9,187 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Karin, JeffMackwood, artguitar, Jim_W, Rdbuffalo 9,187 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 458 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 15 LukeJavan8 5 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,852 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,944 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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