1 min readJun 10, 2020
Absolutely fascinating, I love learning about phrases that enter the language this way. I knew about cadge and codger but none of the others. A great article!
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Written by Alex Kilcannon
Writer, poet, outdoors instructor and Mother of Teenagers. I rewild kids for a living.
