Monday, August 1, 2016

Down the Rabbit Hole: Phrase Finder

A quick note: I've added a search box on the right side of the page so if you're trying to find an old blog post, just type in some key words and up it should pop!

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While I was searching for the origin of the phrase "artsy fartsy" (swear to God, that's how this all began), I discovered the website Phrases.org.uk.

I learned Artsy Fartsy (or Arty Farty) is a reduplicated phrase: "one word carries an existing meaning and the other is present for emphasis."  Here is a fun list of others, my fav being
 hoity-toity, which sounds cockney and perfect to my ear. And because it's a .uk website, maybe I wont' be the only one who had to look up a few.


PS- this is the reason WHY I was looking up Artsy Fartsy.