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Re: What a Maroon

Posted by Mike kemble on February 11, 2007

In Reply to: What a Maroon posted by Alan Woodward on February 02, 2007

: What a Maroon. Where did this phrase originate? Used to describe an idiot, a dumb person. I seem to remember Bugs Bunny using it.

It is NOT Maroon at all but Moron. bugs Bunny would deliberately misphrase words to give it more comic impact.