Monday, March 27, 2006

Word origin

So where does "in the hopper" come from? I just used that, and have no idea what it means. Perhaps I should query Patricia O'Connor.

Or maybe my friend Rockstar knows.
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Bridget Rockstar!! said...

I do know! A hopper is a kind of holding tank, literally. It is often shaped like a funnel to add something to an assembly line. So if it is "in the hopper" it is in the machine waiting to be processed, so to speak.

9:35 AM

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