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Angliholic Posted 15 years ago
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Give him the old onesie twosie
Atta boy, Popeye! Give him the old onesie twosie.
Hi,
Olive said the above to Popeye when Popeye was beating the tar out of Big bad Sinbad in the cartoon Big Bad Sinbad. What does "give him the old onesie twosie" refer to? Thanks.
Hi,
Olive said the above to Popeye when Popeye was beating the tar out of Big bad Sinbad in the cartoon Big Bad Sinbad. What does "give him the old onesie twosie" refer to? Thanks.
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A punch with the left hand and a punch with the right hand (or a punch with the right hand and a punch with the left hand).
- A punch with the left hand and a punch with the right hand (or a punch with the right hand and a punch with the left hand).
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A punch with the left hand and a punch with the right hand (or a punch with the right hand and a punch with the left hand).
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Thanks, Mr. for the quick reply.
Now I see the meanings. But why does it mean so? That is, how can you interpret it this way from the literal meanings?
Now I see the meanings. But why does it mean so? That is, how can you interpret it this way from the literal meanings?
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What literal meaning do you think 'the old onesie, twosie' could have? Anyway, 'old' is an endearment adjective, '-sie' is an endearment suffix and [url=http://www.onelook.com/?w=one-two&ls=a] ONE-TWO[/url] in a fight should suggest punches, whether or not we are aware that that term has a precise pugilisti
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