Heard on "[Name] and Bash"

[Eric Nielsen]

On Sun, Jun 12, 2011 at 10:46 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:



> _Boody_ is a children's word. Or was, in 1943, when I learned it, at least.
>
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> -Wilson
>
I was about seven when I learned it circa 1960 as part of schoolyard
basketball lingo. Sure is popular now. A verbal "hook", maybe.

Eric

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