[Ads-l] figmo

[Jonathan Lighter]

Cf. FUJIGMO in HDAS 1.

JL

On Fri, Feb 16, 2018 at 3:53 PM, Bill Mullins <amcombill at hotmail.com> wrote:

> In Jesse Sheidlower's _The F-Word_ from 1962. (not in OED)
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> _Philadelphia Inquirer_ 9/1/1944 p 12 col 2
> "Well, it seems that Marines and soldiers in the Western Pacific have come
> up with a new one, which instead of describing a situation is used to
> rebuff officious corporals and possibly even sergeants.  The word is
> "FIGMO."  A family newspaper translation of same would be "Fade; I got my
> orders." "
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