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To: the OlLine Rebel

Heard snoopy.. but more often its “nebby” around here..


45 posted on 08/26/2019 10:22:03 AM PDT by HamiltonJay
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To: HamiltonJay

The thing is, not only have I never heard that outside the name of a comic dog, but even allowing for it being based on some other word, I still got it wrong.

I assumed maybe “snoopy” meant NOSY, you know, snooping around into other business.

But no,it means what we call “picky”. Finicky. Sigh.


47 posted on 08/26/2019 10:32:19 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs)
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