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Martha and Grant: Hey, That's Mine! - 17 Oct. 2007

Oct 17, 2007

06:02

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When you were a child and wanted to lay claim to something, what did you say? Did you call dibs? Or did you hosey it? A caller is curious about another verb used in such situations: finnie. Grant explains this word's meaning and origin.

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