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WORD OF THE DAY(second shift)
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Lucia13
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WORD OF THE DAY(second shift)
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Hey guys,
Let me remind you the word of the day if there are some people who would like to give definitions of their own.
HOBBLEDEHOY
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29 Sep 2010
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douglas
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hobble- to walk "crooked", wobble
de hoy- from today (Spanish)
hobbledehoy- a term used in the medical field when requesting an update from a collegue when coming on to a new shift or station: "Who �s the hobbledehoy?" meaning "Who �s the injured person that has the priority or is causing the most problems/concerns today?" it can also be used to refer to the most common innjury of the day: "The hobbledehoy is a sprained ankle, we �ve already had five of them today." |
29 Sep 2010
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stefemma
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What a nice word Lucia!
"Hobble " sounds like the name of that telescope which takes pictures of space but there �s a spelling mistake dear Lucia.
And "de" and "hoy" are two spanish words (so you cheated because it is supposed to be only english)
As a conclusion I �d say that hobbledehoy is what the Porto Rican technician says when they get the picture of space of the day "hey, guys, that �s the HOBBLEDEHOY!"
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