blowzy

[Wilson Gray]

On Sun, Jan 20, 2013 at 5:03 PM, Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu> wrote:
> I'd guess "lousy".  Certainly not "mousy", or "Suzy".

That's my guess, too. But,

Youneverknow.

I've been familiar with the cliche (meme?), "blowzy blonde,"
practically from birth. I've seen it in print millions of tomes. But,
no one has yet spoken the "blowzy" part in my hearing.


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