[NTLK] OT Re: Holidays Redux

From: William Pociengel (hseldon_at_my.wgu.edu)
Date: Tue Jan 03 2006 - 20:12:09 PST


Sonny Hung wrote:
> On 1/3/06, John <OceanCity_at_mac.com> wrote:
>
>>>Suh-wanky
>
>
> Hey, are you sure this is the correct spelling for the word? are you
> spelling Phonetically?

<snip>
as you've guessed it's a foe-net-ick spelling of swanky, meaning 'pretty
cool' but not a net full of bad enemies ;-)

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