FCS wrote:
> On Jul 28, 11:15 am, Blue Sow <janet.r...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> FCS wrote:
>>> On Jul 17, 10:09 am, Blue Sow <janet.r...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>>> FCS wrote:
>>> You've never heard of beef curtains I
>>> take it?
>> You take it correctly.
>
> I didn't coin it. But I have heard it.
> Similarly, I have heard other allusions
> such as: "never eat rotten meat" used of
> females specifically (although in the
> generic sense it's probably more widely
> used of males
Might one enquire where you hear these phrases?
> builder meat-head cliche recently recast
> as The Himbo).
Himbo?
That is quite amusing as 'Bimbo' is Italian, meaning a (baby) boy.
When referring to a girl ('blonde' or not) one might say 'bimba'.
Thus 'himbo' seems to imply a male boy, which might be considered a
tautology.
> For the record:
> I did not ask people to throw such idioms
> in my face,
That is just as well, given what you imply they mean.
> However I do refuse to not be
> interested in any kind language use, one
> way or another.
And why should you?
> As far as context goes, all sorts of people
> say all sorts of things to tappesterres and
> especially as the night goes on.
Perhaps you could explain what the word 'tappesterres' means and from
which
language it is taken.
>> I have not heard (or read) that phrase until this moment.
>> Neither has the on-line OED (as recommended elsewhere in this group).
>
> Its usage has been informal in my experience
> so far, yes. Although I may have seen it in
> print, or something very similar, I could not
> stand before a judge and state I definitely have.
Informal usage is not a barrier to acceptance into the OED. The amount of
use
is a determinant so perhaps if someone else uses it, it may yet achieve
glory.
> (i.e., no one who posts here
> had heard of it it seems).
>
I doubt that anyone who posts here is surprised by that.
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Blue Sow
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