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gemwyon | 14:32 Mon 02nd Jun 2003 | Phrases & Sayings
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where does the saying half cut come from?
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'Cut' has meant drunk since the 1600s and appeared as such in a dictionary of slang published over 300 years ago. It was originally 'cut in the leg', probably a reference to a drunkard's inability to walk properly. Clearly, 'half cut' means only part-way there!
16:04 Mon 02nd Jun 2003
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I always like reading Quizmonster's responses to these phrase questions.
16:38 Mon 02nd Jun 2003
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You're most kind, Squirrel...thank you.
06:45 Tue 03rd Jun 2003
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May I second Squirrel's vote of thanks to Quizmonster.
10:29 Tue 03rd Jun 2003
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Cheers, Mike...oh, and may I thank you for editing out my yards of mis-underlining elsewhere?
16:32 Tue 03rd Jun 2003

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