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To: Slip18

Good Morning!

Tipple. Topple. Tupple.

Tuppence — Incident in which something has tuppled.

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From my dad’s usage of the word, I always thought the derivation was “tip pile”.


14 posted on 01/07/2008 5:32:15 AM PST by NicknamedBob (I had the solution for everything, but it got out of its container.)
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To: NicknamedBob
Excellent, NnB!

I've tuppenced before in my early years. But what the heck does "bib" mean. I couldn't find it.

Anyway, you get an A++++ for your post!

16 posted on 01/07/2008 6:08:17 AM PST by Slip18 (Fred Thompson for POTUS 2008)
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