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- n. Something excellent, outstanding.
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Public List: Body Metaphors
Phrases that use body parts metaphorically.
neck of the woods, bone of contention, mouth of a river, teeth of the storm, heart of the matter, foot of the bed, eye of the storm, dogleg hole, finger lakes, headwaters, foothills, knik arm and 212 more...
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old timey talk
Words or Sayings from the 1920's or whatever that no one really uses anymore (at least in that context).
scram, bearcat, heavens to betsy, dick, double-cross, ducky, gams, goofy, hooch, jalopy, john, joe and 174 more...
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words i enjoy
wiggly-waggley, higgledy-piggledy, artsy-fartsy, clip-clop, fancy-shmancy, handy-andy, hanky-panky, heebie-jeebies, hoity-toity, hoochy koochy, hurdy-gurdy, bee's knees and 10 more...
hernesheir cf. terms which did not survive their 1920's origin such as "elephant's instep", "cat's whiskers", "eel's ankle", and snake's hip".
Wordies: Go find some old-time radio show transcripts or book records to pin these terms down to a time or place! Jan 10, 2009
plethora Think of a bee,
You are its knees.
You waft through me like a summer's breeze.
Can I come 'round Tuesday please?
-- Bernard L. Black, Black Books Jul 31, 2008
bestiary it's a shame the use of "a bee's knee" in the sense of smallness is so long outmoded. can you think of any image that surpasses its cuteness? Jul 22, 2008
reesetee Ah, Newark. No wonder. ;-) Sep 28, 2007
john Flapper lingo for "excellent". According to this site, an early printed reference is from The Newark Advocate, April 1922. Sep 28, 2007
oroboros See Cat's pajamas. May 23, 2007