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Chris -- 2025-05-10
I just came across this one today. Here’s an example in the wild:
from a youtube comment: “LMAO!!!!!!!!! OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!! She has the sounds down packed!!!!!!!! WOW!”
(http://www.youtube.com/comment_servlet? … PpYasA94sU)
A google search confirms that this is a not uncommon one. It has an Urban Dictionary entry, for example.
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Good sighting. But this eggcorn’s been reported already.
In any case, welcome to the forum, Oh Desy.
*If the human mind were simple enough for us to understand,
we would be too simple-minded to understand it* .
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Shoot! I searched through for “down packed” but not just for “packed”. Ah, well. Better next time, eh?
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Not to fret. Independent sightings of eggcorns only strengthen their legitimacy.
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