Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Wednesday's Word

Word: Good for (Adv. phrase)
Definition: capacity, especially vis à vis appetite

Usage:
“How many of these clam fritters are you good for?”


(Definition from: "How To Talk Yankee", by Gerald Lewis & Tim Sample, copyright 1979, 1986 by The Thorndike Press; copyright 1989 by the First North Country Press)

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