Being English This is a word I have used since I was a kid. But tonight it came up in my local club here in Cape Town.I did not know the origin but tonight I have got an acceptable answer.
Leave a comment
Search us!
Search The Word Detective and our family of websites:
This is the easiest way to find a column on a particular word or phrase.
To search for a specific phrase, put it between quotation marks. (note: JavaScript must be turned on in your browser to view results.)
Ask a Question!
Puzzled by Posh?
Confounded by Cattycorner?
Baffled by Balderdash?
Flummoxed by Flabbergast?
Perplexed by Pandemonium?
Nonplussed by... Nonplussed?
Annoyed by Alliteration?
David John Mason:
November 8th, 2011 at 1:08 pm
Being English This is a word I have used since I was a kid. But tonight it came up in my local club here in Cape Town.I did not know the origin but tonight I have got an acceptable answer.