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Easy peasy
The Br children's expression "Easy peasy", variants "Easy peasy, lemon squeezy" and "Easy peasy, Japanesey", doesn't seem to be on Quinion's site.
If any explanation other than the mere rhyme is necessary (and it may not be), could it have an origin in the old Chinese Pidgin as "Easy piecee"? Anybody with experience or documentary evidence?
(Strange, the magic of rhyme: children in particular are so taken with it that sometimes I think they're inclined to infer the truth of a saying from its rhyme, and adults aren't quite free of the notion. A rhyming insult may cause greater pain than a plain one: when I was very young the chant "Red white and blue: the girls/boys love you" was sedulously to be avoided by not having all three colours in one's clothing at any one time.)
Mike.
If any explanation other than the mere rhyme is necessary (and it may not be), could it have an origin in the old Chinese Pidgin as "Easy piecee"? Anybody with experience or documentary evidence?
(Strange, the magic of rhyme: children in particular are so taken with it that sometimes I think they're inclined to infer the truth of a saying from its rhyme, and adults aren't quite free of the notion. A rhyming insult may cause greater pain than a plain one: when I was very young the chant "Red white and blue: the girls/boys love you" was sedulously to be avoided by not having all three colours in one's clothing at any one time.)
Mike.
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- [/nq] As famously demonstrated by the late Johnny Cochran.
- Aaron Davies Opinions expressed are solely those of a random number generator.
- urban, showing her grasp on reality.
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[nq:1]Strange, the magic of rhyme: children in particular are so taken with it that sometimes I think they're inclined to infer the truth of a saying from its rhyme, and adults aren't quite free of the notion.[/nq]
As famously demonstrated by the late Johnny Cochran.
Aaron Davies
Opinions expressed are solely those of a random number generator. "I don't know if it's real or not but it
As famously demonstrated by the late Johnny Cochran.
Aaron Davies
Opinions expressed are solely those of a random number generator. "I don't know if it's real or not but it
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Mike Lyle filted:
[nq:1]A rhyming insult may cause greater pain than a plain one: when I was very young the chant "Red white and blue: the girls/boys love you" was sedulously to be avoided by not having all three colours in one's clothing at any one time.)[/nq]
The pre-Reebok era, no doubt..r
[nq:1]A rhyming insult may cause greater pain than a plain one: when I was very young the chant "Red white and blue: the girls/boys love you" was sedulously to be avoided by not having all three colours in one's clothing at any one time.)[/nq]
The pre-Reebok era, no doubt..r
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[nq:1]The Br children's expression "Easy peasy", variants "Easy peasy, lemon squeezy" and "Easy peasy, Japanesey", doesn't seem to be on ... love you" was sedulously to be avoided by not having all three colours in one's clothing at any one time.)[/nq]
Sticks and stones ...
Cassells has "easy peasy" as C20 and Partridge doesn't have it. So I'd go with the straightforward rhyming duplicatio
Sticks and stones ...
Cassells has "easy peasy" as C20 and Partridge doesn't have it. So I'd go with the straightforward rhyming duplicatio
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[nq:2]The Br children's expression "Easy peasy", variants "Easy peasy, lemon ... Pidgin as "Easy piecee"? Anybody with experience or documentary evidence?[/nq]
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[nq:1]Cassells has "easy peasy" as C20 and Partridge doesn't have it. So I'd go with the straightforward rhyming duplication idea.[/nq]
I never heard "easy peasy" until we moved here in the 1990s and my daughter started w
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[nq:1]Cassells has "easy peasy" as C20 and Partridge doesn't have it. So I'd go with the straightforward rhyming duplication idea.[/nq]
I never heard "easy peasy" until we moved here in the 1990s and my daughter started w
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[nq:1](snip)[/nq]
[nq:2]Cassells has "easy peasy" as C20 and Partridge doesn't have it. So I'd go with the straightforward rhyming duplication idea.[/nq]
[nq:1]I never heard "easy peasy" until we moved here in the 1990s and my daughter started watching children's shows on BBC-TV.[/nq]
The online OED's draft entry for "easy-peasy" explains it as a reduplication of "easy". It's labeled "
[nq:2]Cassells has "easy peasy" as C20 and Partridge doesn't have it. So I'd go with the straightforward rhyming duplication idea.[/nq]
[nq:1]I never heard "easy peasy" until we moved here in the 1990s and my daughter started watching children's shows on BBC-TV.[/nq]
The online OED's draft entry for "easy-peasy" explains it as a reduplication of "easy". It's labeled "
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[nq:1]The Br children's expression "Easy peasy", variants "Easy peasy, lemon squeezy" and "Easy peasy, Japanesey", doesn't seem to be on Quinion's site.[/nq]
I say, that really puts me in the mood for...
Cheesy Peas!
Andrew Gwilliam
To email me, replace "bottomless pit" with "silverhelm"
I say, that really puts me in the mood for...
Cheesy Peas!
Andrew Gwilliam
To email me, replace "bottomless pit" with "silverhelm"
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[nq:2]The Br children's expression "Easy peasy", variants "Easy peasy, lemon squeezy" and "Easy peasy, Japanesey", doesn't seem to be on Quinion's site.[/nq]
[nq:1]I say, that really puts me in the mood for... Cheesy Peas![/nq]
Believe it or not, during the prog's run I developed a simple recipe for the delicacy in question to amuse the brats, and it's not bad! Essentially, fry onion and c
[nq:1]I say, that really puts me in the mood for... Cheesy Peas![/nq]
Believe it or not, during the prog's run I developed a simple recipe for the delicacy in question to amuse the brats, and it's not bad! Essentially, fry onion and c
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[nq:2]I say, that really puts me in the mood for... Cheesy Peas![/nq]
[nq:1]Believe it or not, during the prog's run I developed a simple recipe for the delicacy in question to amuse ... onion and chopped bacon, pepper to taste, mix with mushy peas, top with grated cheese, and brown in the oven.[/nq]
I really don't know what to say!
Andrew Gwilliam
To email me, replace "bottom
[nq:1]Believe it or not, during the prog's run I developed a simple recipe for the delicacy in question to amuse ... onion and chopped bacon, pepper to taste, mix with mushy peas, top with grated cheese, and brown in the oven.[/nq]
I really don't know what to say!
Andrew Gwilliam
To email me, replace "bottom
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[nq:2]Believe it or not, during the prog's run I developed ... peas, top with grated cheese, and brown in the oven.[/nq]
[nq:1]I really don't know what to say![/nq]
Cheap shot:
"You're an alien!"
Andrew Gwilliam
To email me, replace "bottomless pit" with "silverhelm"
[nq:1]I really don't know what to say![/nq]
Cheap shot:
"You're an alien!"
Andrew Gwilliam
To email me, replace "bottomless pit" with "silverhelm"
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[nq:2]Cheesy Peas![/nq]
[nq:1]Believe it or not, during the prog's run I developed a simple recipe for the delicacy in question to amuse ... onion and chopped bacon, pepper to taste, mix with mushy peas, top with grated cheese, and brown in the oven.[/nq]
Mushy peas 'n cheese? Is that not being a little sacreligous? If you offered that down 't Albion road WMC then they would probably throw
[nq:1]Believe it or not, during the prog's run I developed a simple recipe for the delicacy in question to amuse ... onion and chopped bacon, pepper to taste, mix with mushy peas, top with grated cheese, and brown in the oven.[/nq]
Mushy peas 'n cheese? Is that not being a little sacreligous? If you offered that down 't Albion road WMC then they would probably throw
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