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Thread #10188   Message #211397
Posted By: GUEST,BeauDangles
13-Apr-00 - 07:04 PM
Thread Name: Colloquialisms- Post & Define 'Em! Fun!
Subject: RE: Colloquialisms- Post & Define 'Em! Fun!
In my Mom's family, when they needed to have a serious family talk about something it was called a "Come to Jesus."

Also, when something is located diagonally opposite you, it was not "kitty cornered", but "cattywumpus."

And if something was really far away, it was "way out yonder in plum nelly," which I have decided comes from "plumb nearly."

BeauD