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Old 2005-11-04
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Can't say onions is mine entirely, as I am pretty sure I had heard it somewhere else and incorporated it into my witty repotoire, but I also can't say that it's a regionalism. Down here in South Florida you are more likely to hear someone say "juevos" than onions in reference to their beanbag I am sure. By the way, great site. Coming here definitely helped me garner up said onions to turn in my resignation and never look back, so thanks!
Oh, it's a euphemism for "balls", as in "as soon as I got the balls to quit". OK, I get it. It sounds like a southern regionalism.
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