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    Where did the term 'long johns' originate?

    Question #28157. Asked by MScott. (Feb 15 03 3:55 PM)


    mk2norwich

    		All I could find was the fact that the term 'long johns' first appeared in the Oxford e English Dictionary in 1943 - The origin of the term is uncertain. http://www.word-detective.com/101800.html

    Feb 15 03, 5:30 PM

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