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[Jonathan Lighter]

Honestly, Wilson.  It clearly means "walkback" or (early ModE) "retraction."

Next thing, you'll be using dated, arcane phrases like "short-arm."

JL

On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 5:53 PM Andy Bach <afbach at gmail.com> wrote:

> > "It is inconceivable to me that minutes after an Oval Office address ...
>
> I don't think that word means what you think it does.  Alas, far too
> conceivable.
>
> On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 6:31 AM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> > David Axelrod on CNN:
> >
> > "It is inconceivable to me that minutes after an Oval Office address in
> the
> > midst of a major crisis, that [sic] you have to engage in a series of
> > skinbacks to correct what the nation just heard."
> >
> > Etymological comment gratuitous?
> >
> > JL
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