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The Origins of “Basket Case”
Posted by Administrator on September 22, 2010 in Language and Words
A “basket case” is someone or something that is totally messed up and unable to function. According to The Phrase Finder, the term originated during or shortly after World War I and described soldiers who’d had both their arms and legs amputated and needed to be carried around in baskets. Interestingly, two of the three [...]
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