Martha and Grant: Hey, That's Mine! - 17 Oct. 2007
When you were a child and wanted to lay claim to something, what did you say?
A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over · Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett. Produced by Stefanie Levine.
October 17, 20076m 2s
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Show Notes
When you were a child and wanted to lay claim to something, what did you say? Did you call dibs? Or did you hosey it? A caller is curious about another verb used in such situations: finnie. Grant explains this word's meaning and origin.
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