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24 Jan 2018, 12:04 am

Why does a "fat chance" and a "slim chance" mean the same thing and why are a "wise man" and a "wise guy" opposites?



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24 Jan 2018, 12:29 am

being that the main [non-mobster] definition of "wiseguy" is a person who speaks and behaves as if they know more than others - a tiny germ of an answer would be - a synonym for "guy" would be "joe schmoe" or "joe blow" or the like, an utterly generic or even mediocre fellow, as distinguished from the norminally respectable "man." so in that light, calling somebody a "wise guy" is like saying "big m***et" - a "whoop-de-doo" kinda smart-alecky thing. :idea:



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24 Jan 2018, 12:48 am

I think fat chance is just a sarcastic way of saying slim chance.



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24 Jan 2018, 12:54 am

it's called "irony." ;)



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24 Jan 2018, 1:21 am

Same difference



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24 Jan 2018, 1:28 am

was being, as they say, "facetious." ;)



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24 Jan 2018, 1:38 am

Was being frivolous :P



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24 Jan 2018, 1:43 am

well, from one frivolous to another, cheers! Image



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24 Jan 2018, 2:09 am

:bounce:



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24 Jan 2018, 2:12 am

Why doesn't 'Buick' rhyme with 'quick' ?



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24 Jan 2018, 2:14 am

Same reason as read and read :roll:



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24 Jan 2018, 2:27 am

If you have a bunch of odds and ends and get rid of all but one of them, what do you call it?



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24 Jan 2018, 2:57 am

Thingy



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24 Jan 2018, 2:59 am

at work, has anybody here ever met a gruntled employee?



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24 Jan 2018, 3:10 am

Yes



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24 Jan 2018, 3:13 am

how did that employee differ from the typical DIS-gruntled employee?