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#1 2006-08-09 14:03:07

Leanermeaner
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Registered: 2006-08-09
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"Nip it in the butt" for "Nip it in the bud"

I’ve heard this on several occassions.

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#2 2006-08-09 16:09:24

patschwieterman
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From: California
Registered: 2005-10-25
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Re: "Nip it in the butt" for "Nip it in the bud"

Already in the Database: http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/english/135/butt/

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#3 2006-09-03 13:58:54

Fred Sanderson
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Registered: 2006-09-03
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Re: "Nip it in the butt" for "Nip it in the bud"

What about the ever-growing substitute of “Butt-Naked”, rather than the correct “buck-naked”?

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#4 2006-09-03 14:51:08

Fishbait
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From: Brookline, MA
Registered: 2005-12-13
Posts: 38
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Re: "Nip it in the butt" for "Nip it in the bud"

Here’s a Pat Schwieterman post from last December:

There’s an entry for “buck >> butt” in the Eggcorn Database:
http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/english/369/butt/

If you check it out, also be sure to scroll down to the commentaries section at the bottom; in the third comment, Q. Pheevr helpfully provides links to three excellent Mark Liberman posts on the “buck naked/butt naked” problem.

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