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To: John Jamieson
Wife says Webster says "frig" is a dirty word, not an abreviation for "frigidare". Refridgerator is too hard to type. Sorry.
245 posted on 08/16/2002 11:15:55 AM PDT by John Jamieson
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To: John Jamieson
I say, "fridge."
249 posted on 08/16/2002 11:19:01 AM PDT by the Deejay
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To: John Jamieson
from webster's website:

Main Entry: frig
Pronunciation: 'frig
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): frigged; frig·ging
Etymology: Middle English fryggen to wriggle
Date: 1598
usually vulgar : COPULATE -- sometimes used in the present participle as a meaningless intensive
251 posted on 08/16/2002 11:19:25 AM PDT by ican'tbelieveit
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To: John Jamieson
Another Webster entry:

Main Entry: fridge
Variant(s): also frig /'frij/
Function: noun
Etymology: by shortening & alteration
Date: 1926
: REFRIGERATOR
254 posted on 08/16/2002 11:20:02 AM PDT by ican'tbelieveit
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