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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread bistro #97222 02/28/2003 1:33 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park You know where this comes from? Russian! a word meaning 'quickly' or "in haste" became popular in France after the napolionic wars. (i would be glad to hear more...or be corrected if my source is wrong.) my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted bistro of troy 02/28/2003 1:33 PM Re: bistro or bistrot emanuela 03/01/2003 6:25 AM Dragging this one back up... Fiberbabe 02/08/2004 4:41 PM Re: Dragging this one back up... Faldage 02/09/2004 1:38 PM Re: towing this one back up... Buffalo Shrdlu 02/09/2004 1:44 PM Re: towing this one back up... Zed 02/10/2004 1:04 AM Re: towing this one back up... Buffalo Shrdlu 02/10/2004 1:19 AM Re: towing this one back up... wwh 02/10/2004 2:00 AM Re: towing this one back up... Buffalo Shrdlu 02/10/2004 10:27 AM Catching back up... Sparteye 02/14/2004 2:51 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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