Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
tubby water
English answer:
water from the bathtub, water from the tub
English term
tubby water
Thank you in advance!
3 +8 | water from the bathtub, water from the tub | Michael Powers (PhD) |
4 +6 | bathwater | NGK |
Feb 6, 2009 14:38: Tony M changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Feb 6, 2009 17:52: NGK changed "Field (specific)" from "Linguistics" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
Feb 20, 2009 04:35: Michael Powers (PhD) Created KOG entry
Feb 20, 2009 04:35: Michael Powers (PhD) changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Feb 20, 2009 04:36: Michael Powers (PhD) changed "Field" from "Other" to "Social Sciences" , "Field (specific)" from "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters" to "Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc."
Responses
water from the bathtub, water from the tub
Mike :)
bathwater
agree |
B D Finch
: As MP notes, this sounds like babytalk.
2 mins
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agree |
Ken Cox
: and with B D Finch
7 mins
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agree |
Sheila Wilson
: must be, I suppose, though I've never heard it before (could be AmEng - we didn't call it the bathtub)
7 mins
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agree |
NancyLynn
: My two-year-old looks forward to her tubby-tub - and I have to ensure she doesn't drink the tubby water... ;-)
52 mins
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agree |
ohemulen
3 hrs
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agree |
Patricia Townshend (X)
3 hrs
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