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#1 2016-09-29 06:50:29

rophside
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Registered: 2016-09-27
Posts: 2

"Lame-ass terms" for "layman's terms"

“Lame man’s terms” is a classic eggcorn, but I think I’ve found an even funnier variation.
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22in+l … art=0&sa=N

Last edited by rophside (2016-09-29 06:51:24)

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#2 2016-10-02 11:56:41

David Bird
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From: The Hammer, Ontario
Registered: 2009-07-28
Posts: 1710

Re: "Lame-ass terms" for "layman's terms"

Funny one indeed. Nice find, rophside.

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#3 2016-10-19 10:39:56

kem
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From: Victoria, BC
Registered: 2007-08-28
Posts: 2887

Re: "Lame-ass terms" for "layman's terms"

Examples are rare enough and the humor factor high enough to raise suspicions that “lame ass terms” may be a pun instead of an eggcorn.


Hatching new language, one eggcorn at a time.

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