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Old 02-12-2008, 02:57 PM   #13
Clodfobble
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Originally Posted by lumberjim
is it hideous? as in unattractive?
My brain has always read it as hid-ee-owse, specifically imagining it to be the blending of "hideous" and "mouse." I'm certain that's not what the person actually intended, but that was my initial impression of the word and it's stuck.
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