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Chris -- 2025-05-10
As in “I’ll need to insult my social secretary to see if I’m free on Thursday at 2:00.”
Apparently an original (Search returned 0 hits.) I use it when checking my appointment diary to confirm my availability. It usually gets a laugh—or at least a snicker.
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That’s just a joke, not an eggcorn nor even a malaprop.
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Sounds like you’re telling me to go suck an egg. [humor]
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