German Origin?
Posted by Bookworm on September 09, 2004
In Reply to: Getting fresh posted by Lotg (OZ) on September 09, 2004
: How did the term 'get fresh' come to mean become flirtatious? Why fresh?
Here's what I found from M-W. Perhaps someone with knowledge of German could help.
4 [probably by folk etymology from German frech] : disposed to take liberties : IMPUDENT
- Are your eggs fresh? Smokey Stover 09/September/04
- Are your eggs fresh? R. Berg 09/September/04