Does anyone out there know how this came to mean "caught on"? Or "came to understand"? I like it so much I even use it.
Slava
"Twig to"
I knew this was from across the pond, but not that it was nicked from the Irish.
twig
twig
ETYMOLOGY: Irish Gaelic tuigim, I understand, from Old Irish tuicim.
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Re: Thanks
Hmmm ...Thanks gailr. Interesting coincidence that it is listed under twig2, also. Did you look at twig3? Another usage in Britain.
Slava
It would be interesting to see how old the usage is. Does it occur before the appearance of British model Twiggy?twig[sup]3[/sup]
NOUN: Chiefly British The current style; the fashion.
ETYMOLOGY: Origin unknown.
Regards//Larry
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