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Chris -- 2018-04-11
The wife just said this accidentally, describing our cat who looked deeply sad.
It can be used to describe any sad pet, so long as it’s furry.
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Funny. Not an eggcorn, but it’s a good pun. Thank you for posting it.
In the early days of this forum someone called attention to “forlorn hope,” which does seem to be an eggcorn. (http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/forum/viewtopic.php?id=30)
Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.
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