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Old 11-Sep-2005, 13:15
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OK, I have heard conflicting explanations on this one. Could anyone help me with the origins and meanings of it? I will share the views I have collected once I've seen what people here think. Cheers
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I heard it was from cowboys in the Wild West.
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This may be of some help, a forum reply to the same query:
http://forum.maidenfans.com/lofivers...php/t4332.html

Here is the "boot" entry, also explaining the meaning of the word in different idioms: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boot
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lol... that's me on the link that you have found. notice the same nickname... It was the first thread I made dealing with this idiom. Thanks anyway...
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Oh .. Sorry, I didn't pay attention to the nicknames

But it looks like quite a comprehensive explanation there on that thread, doesn't it? I also didn't know about this idiom, so it was useful for me too

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