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Thread #11381 Message #84583
Posted By: annamill
07-Jun-99 - 09:57 AM
Thread Name: Misspoken, misheard, but accepted.
Subject: RE: Misspoken, misheard, but accepted.
There used to be a phrase meaning a person has a bad reputaion which was "a bad rep". Now everyone says "a bad rap", like a rap sheet at the police station. It seems noone remembers the other version at all.