Fri Apr 27, 2012, 05:11 PM
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 Does "crotchedy" mean "full of crotches" or "crotch-like"? (Original post) |
Bruce Wayne | Apr 2012 | OP |
| PoliticAverse | Apr 2012 | #1 | |
| Moondog | Apr 2012 | #2 | |
| Graybeard | Apr 2012 | #3 | |
| annabanana | Apr 2012 | #4 | |
| libodem | Apr 2012 | #5 | |
| dimbear | Apr 2012 | #6 | |
| UTUSN | Apr 2012 | #7 |
Response to Bruce Wayne (Original post)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 05:17 PM
1. And how does it differ from being 'grizzled' ?...
Response to Bruce Wayne (Original post)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 05:18 PM
Moondog (4,756 posts)
2. Well . . .
Response to Bruce Wayne (Original post)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 08:02 PM
Graybeard (6,671 posts)
3. Crotchety with a "t".
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Dictionary says that crotchet is a 16th century word meaning whim or fancy. To be crotchety then is to be overly concerned with trivial or minor things.
(And most crotchety people that I know wear their trousers all the way up above the waist.)  |
Response to Graybeard (Reply #3)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 08:48 PM
annabanana (45,800 posts)
4. luv this entomology stuff - thanks . . n/t
Response to Bruce Wayne (Original post)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 09:11 PM
libodem (12,161 posts)
5. Probably full of crotches
Response to Bruce Wayne (Original post)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 09:41 PM
dimbear (5,306 posts)
6. Crochet is a French word for hook, and seems to enter English every so often.
Response to Bruce Wayne (Original post)
Fri Apr 27, 2012, 09:46 PM
UTUSN (35,069 posts)
7. Well, "Damn kids" says it all for me!1
