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Rabbits

Posted by R. Berg on March 28, 2006

In Reply to: Thank ya mother for the rabbits posted by Marg on March 27, 2006

: I am looking for the origins of the phrase 'thank ya mother for the rabbits'. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.
: Rgs
: Marg

Eric Partridge's Dictionary of Catch Phrases: American and British, from the Sixteenth Century to the Present Day has an entry for "Thank your mother for the rabbit." Mr. Partridge suspects that it's Cockney street vendors' humor from the late 19th century.

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