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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy did Mitch McConnell use the word "rimrack"???
...and during the family viewing hour. Several times...
Did he not know the meaning? It's rather odd.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=rimrack
Throd
(7,208 posts)Probably not, though.
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)CherokeeDem
(3,709 posts)He's just being the ass that he is.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,674 posts)The Dictionary of American Regional English says "it comes from the words rim (of a wheel) and rack (to twist or strain) and it means "to damage or destroy, esp. by misuse," or "to ruin, cheat," or "ruined, worn out, rickety," or "a foul-up."" http://www.courier-journal.com/story/politics-blog/2014/10/14/twitter-rimracked-by-mcconnell/17252879/
I'm reasonably sure McTurtle meant it in that sense, not the Urban Dictionary's more lurid meaning. I doubt he's even familiar with that meaning; until today, neither was I. Still, it's all pretty funny.
niyad
(113,262 posts)along, either!
Rex
(65,616 posts)Gidney N Cloyd
(19,833 posts)niyad
(113,262 posts)meanings that never occurred to most of us?