[Ads-l] dump > dunk eggcorn?

[Mark Mandel]

Oh my! Growing up in NYC in the 50s and 60s, I always thought my
grandmother was just wrong when she insisted on saying, e.g., "Don't bunk
your head!"

Mark A. Mandel

On Sat, Feb 20, 2021, 7:24 AM Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>
wrote:

>
> Cf. NYC "bunk one's head" for "bump...."
>
> JL
>

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