Gay old time

[Benjamin Barrett]

On Jan 10, 2012, at 2:43 PM, Wilson Gray wrote:

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> On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 5:10 PM, Benjamin Barrett <gogaku at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>> The OED paraphrases Burchfield about the word "gay," saying, "...gay in its earlier meanings of ‘carefree’ or ‘bright and showy’ cannot readily be used today without at least a sense of double entendre".
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>> The expression "gay old time" is probably one of the best way to illustrate that, though the OED does not include it.
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> "High old time" is another.

I did not know that. One hit: http://addiction-dirkh.blogspot.com/2010/06/high-old-time-in-rhode-island.html

"A High Old Time in Rhode Island: Feds release annual drug numbers."

BB

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