tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post6800315983404007637..comments2024-03-25T19:04:22.529-07:00Comments on The Silver Rush Mysteries: Wednesday's Random Slang-o-rama: Jiggery-pokeryAnn Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13177732952658080784noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-80536534573303735012019-06-05T23:17:28.652-07:002019-06-05T23:17:28.652-07:00It is indeed.
If you have not read The Broken Tea...It is indeed.<br /><br />If you have not read The Broken Teaglass by Emily Arsenault, it gave fun insight into compiling a dictionary. Evidently the author was herself a lexicographer. Liz V.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-82886480110224916382019-06-05T11:09:30.727-07:002019-06-05T11:09:30.727-07:00Hi Liz! That's my take on it as well. I'm ...Hi Liz! That's my take on it as well. I'm tempted to delve into the online newspaper archives and see if i can spot it there, but need to draw the line somewhere or I'd never get anything done!<br />Great word, right?? :-)Ann Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05422047704540904303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4565536117447494278.post-25800845709521873362019-06-05T07:43:59.163-07:002019-06-05T07:43:59.163-07:00Logical to assume the word was in use before appea...Logical to assume the word was in use before appearing in a magazine. Had its appearance been in a newspaper, erasing two years might have required a sleight of hand. 😏Liz V.noreply@blogger.com