Today's BWOTD is very commonly used:
"
I got everything in there, but the car was chock-a-block"
'Chock-a-block' = closely/tightly packed togetherThis comes from a maritime term, referring to when a block and tackle were jammed against each other to stop a load from moving. That's our lengthy British sea-faring history coming in to play!
We also abbreviate this alot and just say something is 'choc-a'.
5 comments:
I heard chockablock all my life from my little Scottish (Great)Granny...who could fit more crap into one closet than any living mortal I've ever seen. We often suspected that Great Grandpa Danial was in amidst the chockablock rather than the cemetery! Great word for the day, Sarah!
Sandi
I say something is "chock-full" of goodies. Means the same thing...
Never heard of chockablock, Sarah.. But I have heard of something being 'chock full' of something...
Hope you are having a wonderful trip.
Hugs,
Betsy
Never knew where the saying came from. Thanks Sarah, nice to know.
I hear this phrase all the time and never quite understood what it meant until now. I don't know why I never bothered asking anyone before.
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