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Anybody here play Words With Friends? (Original Post) Arkansas Granny Jun 2020 OP
It's in all the scrabble dictionaries. lapucelle Jun 2020 #1
I'm pretty sure Trumpsky was saying Harker Jun 2020 #2
Yes, I've heard that explanation, but with all the hoopla around the word, I didn't realize it was Arkansas Granny Jun 2020 #5
"bigly" is a perfectly cromulent word. PoliticAverse Jun 2020 #3
Certes! Cirque du So-What Jun 2020 #4

lapucelle

(18,037 posts)
1. It's in all the scrabble dictionaries.
Wed Jun 24, 2020, 08:20 AM
Jun 2020

Apparently, it's a very old word.

bigly (adv.)
early 14c., "strongly, vehemently," from big + -ly (2). From 1530s as "haughtily, arrogantly."


https://www.etymonline.com/word/bigly#etymonline_v_52806

Harker

(13,870 posts)
2. I'm pretty sure Trumpsky was saying
Wed Jun 24, 2020, 08:27 AM
Jun 2020

"big league", a variation of "big time."

He's a dolt with a mouth full of marbles and a brain full of mush, so he's easy to misunderstand, though.

Arkansas Granny

(31,483 posts)
5. Yes, I've heard that explanation, but with all the hoopla around the word, I didn't realize it was
Wed Jun 24, 2020, 10:04 AM
Jun 2020

actually recognized.

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