Merriam-Webster's Word of '07: 'W00t'
Mark Mandel
thnidu at GMAIL.COM
Thu Dec 13 21:45:13 UTC 2007
"Cadger"? as in "moocher, schnorrer"? Now, "codger" I'd expect (and soon
share).
m a m
On Dec 12, 2007 4:24 PM, Barnhart <barnhart at highlands.com> wrote:
> Sorry to disagree. But, it's frivolous, in all probability as so many
> stunt words are. Their cleverness seems to outshine their usefulness, at
> least in this old cadger's mind.
>
> Regards,
> David ("The Grinch")
>
> bqarnhart at highlands.com
>
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