"funkin'"

Benjamin Zimmer bgzimmer at BABEL.LING.UPENN.EDU
Mon Feb 26 20:09:44 UTC 2007

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On 2/24/07, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> A recent euphemism on a current eBay site:
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>   "UncleJam89 wants you to funkin' read tonight."

Cf. also the "Laugh-In" line, "Look *that* up in your Funk & Wagnalls."


--Ben Zimmer

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