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What’s that when it’s at home?

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by: henh...@gmail.com - Mon, 22 Aug 2022 18:41 UTC

(From [Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English] )

What’s that when it’s at home? == (British English spoken)
used humorously to ask what a long or unusual word means

------- is this still commonly used today?

What's another expression with similar meaning or "fee" (flavor) ?

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by: henh...@gmail.com - Mon, 22 Aug 2022 18:50 UTC

On Monday, August 22, 2022 at 11:41:37 AM UTC-7, henh...@gmail.com wrote:
> (From [Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English] )
>
> What’s that when it’s at home? == (British English spoken)
> used humorously to ask what a long or unusual word means
>
>
> ------- is this still commonly used today?
>
> What's another expression with similar meaning or "fee" (flavor) ?

i meant:
What's another expression with similar meaning or "feel" (flavor) ?

i love the imagery that a long (sesquipedalian) word gets home
and decorticates its recherche outer layers ... to relax

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