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    Where did the phrase "bookworm" come from?

    Question #51896. Asked by Dead Man Inc. (Oct 23 04 12:44 PM)


    MaggieG 5

    		There is a type of tiny worm that lives in and eats books. The phrase derived from a person who spends as much time reading their books as those little worms do eating them.

    Oct 23 04, 12:58 PM

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