Let the Cat out of the Bag Answer
Here is the answer to the Let the Cat out of the Bag game.
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Posted on April 30, 2008 · Filed Under Lessons
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My screen-name is Pig-in-a-Poke and is the answer to the “Let the cat out of the bag.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig-in-a-poke
Its:
“To make a silk purse out of a sows ear”
I think.
Whoa, rockin’. The theme song got a little longer and has a guitar solo or somethin’.
A word that sounds dirty, but isn’t: “titubate.”
…and tittup and titular, too.
And from Star Wars, “jizz-wailer”.
“buying a pig in a poke” is the answer
some of y’all are just dang rude…
What is this?!
Mea culpa…needed more coffee…
I’d read the comments from the MyWaste site and thought I was postin’ there…
Won’t happen again…
OIC.
You ain’t just whistlin’ Dixie. But don’t just up and fly the coop on us. Gentlemen can be scarce as hen’s teeth hereabouts, and last I heard tell, a quorum calls for more than one.
Hey, I wanted to know the origin of the phrase “wear your heart on your sleeve”.
Marina, I have a new word request.
Where does the term “Luke Warm” come from?
I mean, “warm” is sort of self explanatory, but what does “Luke” have to do with it? Is it some sort of Christian reference to the apostle “Luke”? If so, what does it have to do with semi hot water?
What’s going on here? Hot For Words clearly needs to investigate!
“Cool Hand” Luke?
did you mean cool hand Lucille? http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=aO3aWRUmoSs&feature= related Can’t believe you didn’t post this. Your car must be dirty.
What we have here, prospero811, is a failure to communicate.
How about Orgasm?
Requesting or offering?
Either would be divine
!
And ether would be heavenly… (Bad pun, sorry!
)
have no clue to honest, which is not always the best thing to be, but oh well to each their own….
syzygy, please.
Hey Marina,
after viewing your SNAFU video i was wondering where the word “fuck” came from. I’ve heard stories that it is an acronym that stood for “Fornication Under Command of King” but i figure you could clarify that for me
keep up the AWESOME work!!!!
thank youuuu
Sorry,
but if you had purched one of Vanhalens last albums when Sammy Hargar was with them you’d know that the word means,: (F)ull (U)nlawful(C)arnel(K)nowledge
Van Halen’s etymology was wrong. Marina did this in one of her Sirius radio appearances.
Its of German origin, meaning ‘to strike’
Thats why it sounds so violent as german is a very gutteral language
Hey, aLx,
This bloke’s saying you come from the gutter.
Guttural. It comes from low down in the throat.
Isn’t the German for strike “schlag?” It’s where we get the word “slug” as in slugger. They probably have a lot of words for strike, though, come to think of it. Those Germans are so eloquent.
German for fuck is ficken. But German for Chuck isn’t chicken. What’s up w/ that?
Hey marina! Well i have been askin and begging you for days to be the teachers pet!! i dont understand why i dont get to be. It would make my day! Anyways i got some words i use for boobs or breast.. lets see.. there is hooters of course… Fun bags.. uhhhh i dont know im drawin a blank.. anyways you need to make me your teachers pet!! It would be fun! just say.. D fannin 43 you are the teachers pet today.. Muah! lol. anyways have a good day. bye!
Those that ask never get. (English Proverb)
Those that don’t ask don’t want. (Bob’s Proverb)
Correct grammar and spelling might be a start
Oh, c’mon, lusluckylad, it’s hard enough to type with one hand—which, itself happens to be shaking…
hello Marina
if you can, could you please tell me the origin of the word death
thanks a lot
Instead of a Smiley, shouldn’t that be the dark empty hood of the Grim Reaper?
Not enough emoticons!
Perhaps that guy has a healthy outlook on death.
Who? The Grim Reaper?
Marina, where does the expression “to get fired [from a job]” come from? Thanks!
Oh, Marina, I must say that the reason I’m so tardy with my homework is that my computer has a G3 processor
and so the videos don’t show properly so I have to wait for them to be added to iTunes so I can download them and watch them on my iPod (which DOES show the videos properly) and sometimes they are added too late—well, too late for me! 
Keep up the good, good work, Baby!
I was wondering about the etymology of the word “erect.”
As in “erection”?
Or did you mean the architectural term?
Thanks for the response, Marina. I suspect they all have a common root. But, your choice.
where is the digg button? I think i run so many filters i can’t see half the things displayed on these pages, their just large black blank spots
Teacher,I have another question for you,what abaout the word “SNOB”?
thank you I’m starting to love english!
ciao
You are a very bad student if you’ve only now started to love English.
Unless, of course, English is not your native tongue; in which case, good on you!
No,it’isnt…Italian and Sardinian are my native tongues,I speak also Spanish and French,I studied English but I can’t speak very well…
Well, let me just say this: your English is better than my Sardinian and Italian.
Word request for the teacher: “MAIOLICA”
JUST WANTED TO MENTION THIS: Not enough of the students are going to DIGG.com and taking care of business there by helping Marina and posting her videos plus adding comments…. Just wanted to to throw this out there and see what happens!!!;-) Later
I digg her, and I’m sure everyone else does. But if we had to show how much we dugg her we’d miss out on so much here, plus our keyboards and mice would break from wear and tear…
Come on Now! it only takes a few minutes to sign up and sign in , and then if the video is already added you only have to click on the DIGG Thumb!! and maybe add a comment if you want, not a big deal and you would not miss out on anything here…..
Thing is: I’m already with digg and everytime I go there I get so damn sidetracked…
I was just reading Lady Chatterley’s Lover and came across the phrase “all-my-eye-Betty Martin.” Is it the same as “my ass” as used in the sentence “D.H.Lawrence is a genius, my ass!”
You mean, he ISN’T?
Oh, I think he’s a genius, and a genie and a djinn
Pigs on the Wing
“To buy a pig in a poke” is the answer, my dear teacher!
BUT, at least I DID do the research! 
).
“poke” = “bag” and comes from Old Norman “poque” (presumably) and can perhaps be traced back to proto-Indoeuropean *beu- meaning “to swell” (No, I didn’t just remember that info, I had to research it.
To buy a pig in a poke is considered unwise as one cannot see what one is bargaining for while the pig is still in the bag.
My humble request: please tell us all about the word GOVERNMENT.
Thank you! =)
Hello Marina
. I knew about you yesterday in a spanish TV program, and I think that Hot for words is one of the bests ideas I can remember… well, maybe the only one…
Well, I’d like to know if you could explain the term “inbetweenie”, that I’ve recently discovered, and that you may find it… at least interesting
Thanks for your time! Best wishes and a thousand kisses!
Iñaki
Great once again
I was wondering….
If I could request a word
It would be awesome if you could do it
The word is…..
deplorable
THANKS MARINA
Hey Marina! Its UmbaFlicks
I was wondering the origin of the phrase:
Whatever floats your boat.
I also wanted to know the origins of the lyrics:
“Ring around the rosy, pockets full of posies, ashes, ashes, we all fall down.”
I’m pretty sure it has to do with the black plague, but I’d like to know more. Thanks!
I don’t know the origin, but those lyrics were used (not sung, simply stated) in “Like Water for Chocolate.” By the way, I had a good long chat with two stars of that film back in the early 1990s.
Yes Black plague…..they used rose pettles to try take the smell away…..ashes….change that to atcho atcho…….as the snezzing would spred the germs…..
The black plague explanation is a myth.
Wieso? Explain…
Where does the phrase “Dead as a doornail” come from? Was a door nail ever alive? What’s up with that?
I allways say ….. ….’ As dead as a dodo ‘
what is masturbate
Onanism.
A.k.a., to play Onan the Barbarian.
what is a lap dance
Nice video. You should do the word cookie
How about the word “Fornicate” or “Fornication”?
PIG IN A POKE
That’s my guess for the phrase which originated about the same time as the CAT OUT OF THE BAG
Why?
Because, dear teacher, I would POKE the bag to see if the “pig” squeeled- instead of MEOWWWWWWWWWWWW!
like a cat!
Thank you for being such a wonderful and happy person, Marina.
And to all the nice people who work with you, thank you also, for helping Marina be fulfilled!
but the origin of middle finger. yes the bird !
not the word fuck. but we can do that too !
yes Marina , can u and hot for words find the origin of the middle finger (da” bird)
Yours George (Tsikago)
You should do the word “Horny”.
Why does this have a sexual meaning when it sounds like it is describing something with a lot of horns?
A lot of horns?
How do you know it’s not just one BIG horn?
It’s CUSTERmary to point out that Little Bighorn was the last time that General Custer had a stand so after little Bighorn he is no longer horny.
Hmm. Good point.
Mari ,Mari , Mari… i’m passionate for you !!!!!!
u should do the word “pussy”. i’m sure you have a great one
If she showed you, wouldn’t that be letting the cat out of the bag???
Q: How does the “bag” fit in this analogy/metaphor?
Aren’t panties a bag with two leg holes in the bottom?
Ahhhh! Didn’t thing of THAT…
D’oh! I mean “think”
After just seeing you in the Yellow and Black top for a few seconds i have been…….ptyalism or sialorrhea………got to get a Dry Cloth now …..oh dear…..
……… 
PIGS FLY
When pigs fly” is an idiomatic way of saying that something will never happen. Pigs are heavy animals, without wings, and cannot possibly fly. So “when pigs fly” is a time that will never come. The phrase is used for humorous effect to scoff at someone’s intentions to achieve or carry out something which is beyond their previous efforts and accomplishments, especially in politics. There are numerous variations on the theme; when someone with a reputation for failure finally succeeds, onlookers may claim sarcastically to see a flying pig. “Hey look! A flying pig!”
Similar phrases include “when hell freezes over” and the Latin expression “to the Greek calends.”
The idiom is apparently derived from a centuries-old Scottish proverb, though some other references to pigs flying or pigs with wings are more famous. Here is one such reference from Lewis Carroll:
“Thinking again?” the Duchess asked, with another dig of her sharp little chin.
“I’ve a right to think,” said Alice sharply, for she was beginning to feel a little worried.
“Just about as much right,” said the Duchess, “as pigs have to fly….” — Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, chapter 9.
Hell isn’t a fiery place in all mythologies. It can also be a frozen place. So it all boils downs to the fact that the devil is in the reference.
very true mate very true….
Why in english do we bother writing ‘ph’ but say ‘f’, y not just replace all ph with f- leave it to you to make an interesting title if u decide to make a video for this…
…come on….
am i ‘enticing’ you? (theres another word)
It could be worse…George Bernard Shaw suggested we spell fish as “ghoti” — gh as in laugh, o as in women, and ti as in motion! (and that’s why the English can’t teach their children how to speak*)
* see Rex Harrison in “My Fair Lady”
Rex Harrison is a hoot in “My Fair Lady.” Brilliant lyrics abound. You mean some of you haven’t seen this musical gem? Garn!
hello,
i was randomly surfing and i came across your video on youtube. i have subscribed and now have registered with your hotforwords.com website. a woman of beauty and intelligence has always been a magnet of attraction for men.
in your recent video, “answer to let the cat ouf of the bag” there is a snippet of you wearing a neon yellow suit ir shirt of some sort. i was truly taken aback at the rawness and perfectness you have in your being.
i wish to request the word ACCENTUATE. some of your choice outfits are very accentuating and i like it!
thank you marina
Also
Is there an interesting history behind the phase ‘page out of his/her book’ refering to some detail/quality from something/someone.
Just want to say I really enjoy watching your videos. But personal opinion, I dont like that picture of you for your youtube channel… Just doesnt look like it portays a Guru-Educational channel.
I like that picture sort of has a wolf in sheep’s clothing quality to it .
I would like you to explain the meaning of the word “Mayday”
Its used both for the 1st of may AND a call for help in ship and air-traffic.
Why is Mayday both a call for help and a holyday?
Mayday as a distress signal comes from the French “m’aider” — “help me” — anglicized to “mayday.” May Day, the holiday is celebrated in most countries on May 1st as their equivalent of the U.S. Labor Day holiday. Because May 1st was associated with socialists and anarchists, the U.S. chose not to use the same day for its labor day observance. May Day is also celebrated by some Catholics in honor of Mary, so it can be a holiday or a holy day.
Amazingly, I’ve spoken French for about 40 years, and I never made the connection. . . . Si tu veux m’aider encore, j’accepte volontiers !!!
I am using my psychic powers to predict that Marina will address this word in her very next video!
If I’m correct, I should get to be the teacher and her evil twin’s pet for day!
Queue the eerie music…..wooo ooooooo eeeeee ooooooooo!!!!!
Crack of lightening!
I think you meant lightning. (Hope you found that spelling correction enlightening!)
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=uebInqG1pJI
‘HotForWords’
Your “Hot”
I’m assuming the word HOT was first refers to high tempreature.
Whats the history behind it, how did it became a word that relates to ‘good looking’ and in terms of your name :p ‘”Hot”ForWords”
BTW How long is it before we have to start calling you Dr. HFW or Dr. Marina
Well I propose we do it now.
Doctor Marina I say. Now the next question is when do we call her Professor Marina?
Wait a minute. A marina IS a dock! Hmmmm.
There’s some serious deja vudu going on.
Long time viewer, first time commentator.
You must have quite the research skills. With that in mind, I was wondering if you could discuss the etymology of the word Cannabis.
I suggest your site to lots of people I meet. I think this concept is brilliant.
здравствулте!
Would you please educate your viewers about the word Fascism? I believe many people are unaware of the meaning and you have many people’s attentions.
Спасибо
I was wondering where does the phrase “going dutch” come from? As in both people paying for the bill at a date.
Marina, I’m a new subscriber. Saw part of your interview with Bill O’Reilly. I like studying words, and your site looked fun. Can you give a lesson on the word “sophomoric”? Thanks.
Hey Marina,
It’s Spencer Kobren form The American Hair Loss Association and XM Radio’s The Bald Truth.
It would be really wonderful if you could discuss the word ALOPECIA with your audience. It’s a word that is almost always misused and misunderstood.
I really enjoy what you do!
Thanks!
Misused especially when people think it has something to do with foxes—who are obviously NOT bald…
Marina;
While catching up with the headlines
of the day I came upon a word that
is not on your already done list so I
thought I would ask. “Lesbian” is the word. The following URL is how I understand the meaning of the word but I do not know how it came to be part of the Homosexual communities lingo.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7376919.stm
BTW: Your wallpaper where you are standing on the right side of the frame is now my screen background. You are incomparably HOT! I have heard but not seen your sister(camera person). Is she equally gorgeous?
Love you and thanks.
Mark
Mark. Marina’s sister is an identical twin in every way.
Well almost. Her twin is a bit smarter. You have seen her twin many of times. You just don’t know it yet. 
The clue is look at here birthmarks. Some photos have birthmarks on a spot and other photos they are gone. That when her sister stands in.
Oh her sister doesn’t do any camera work. I think she is the boss, and make Marina do the videos so she can learn English better.
yeah, we still need the answer to the birthmark game.
Marina;
While catching up with the headlines
of the day I came upon a word that
is not on your already done list so I
thought I would ask. “Lesbian” is the word. The following URL is how I understand the meaning of the word but I do not know how it came to be part of the Homosexual communities lingo.
BTW: Your wallpaper where you are standing on the right side of the frame is now my screen background. You are incomparably HOT! I have heard but not seen your sister(camera person). Is she equally gorgeous?
Love you and thanks.
Mark
You should do the word blowjob and really do it.Another word is sperm
Hoo Raah!
I kind of wondered that myself. Blowing seems to be opposite of sucking. Some say it started out as a gay term. Ok on that note. Moving right along.
that’s what I’m saying, it should be called a suckjob. maybe it’s a blowjob because they blow the horn or something. never heard of anyone sucking a horn.
Yeah, but you know what happens when you blow in a Capri Sun?
PS—If you don’t, try it.
Looking good Teacher! Can’t even remember what we were talking about.
Great video, as usual. I would like to request Sounding Board. It’s a phrase my boss uses and I know how it’s used, but where did it come from.
Good morning, Marina.
I have a strange request, not one of the usual “tell me what this slight-sexually-suggestive word means,” request.
Living in the northwestern United States, I do not get to hear very much of my native language, Russian. I understand that you are from Москва, and I assume that you speak the language as well.
I would like to request that you do a special lesson for your russian speaking pupils, where you would speak russian and explain a russian word. Perhaps “водочка,” being a perfectly fine example of an interesting word.
Thank you for consideration.
-Tao
the word i ask for is ILUNGA
Hi Marina,
I love your videos. Can you tell me where the word vivacious comes from?
Thanks
I was sold a pig in a poke once by this guy who was greedy as a pig, which emptied out my piggy bank, so I had to call a pig. It took forever for them to respond to the call, though, since they were pigging out at the donut shop. When he finally arrived, the pig said it would be sooner that pigs fly than I would get my money back. “In a pig’s eye!” I yelled, and stormed off. I was so mad, I was wild as a peach orchard hog. “That guy must be content as a dead pig in the sunshine,” I thought, contemplating my empty piggy bank. It was so hot that I was sweating like a pig, so I decided to go home and clean up my pigsty of a house.
You’re such a ham, always trying to hog all the glory. You’re baconing to bother me! (wow, that was a stretch)
A ham sandwich walked into a bar and ordered a beer.
The bartender said, “No, I’m sorry we don’t serve food.”
I was feeling a bit down, but, hey, prospero811, that was a real pig-me-up!
This one was harder than most, though it does have a somewhat sadistic trend with the alternate answers involving drowning cats and whipping.
There’s so many little phrases that are used without knowing there origin, thanks for educating us.
Now you really have me looking up pig in a poke though your media format is easier on the eyes than Wikipedia.
Do you contribute to Wikipedia? Your skills would benefit all and having a video reference link to some of the lessons already done would be a good idea.
SEX (word request) because i know what it is and i think S.E.X may mean something., i am requesting this because im sure that it goes back in time as far back as time goes!
Or even before!
You mean, the Big Bang?
Would you Adam and Eve it? (Rhyming slang for would you believe it?)
As for me, rhyming slang drives me wacko!
“You can’t make a silk purse from a sowes ear”
I dont know if its right but its a phrase dealing with a pig later
RED
hey marina
the new vids are awesome
i was wondering if you could find out how the word
facetious
came about?
thanks very much
MayDay MayDay MayDay! No my ship is not sinking. I just wanted to type that because today is MayDay.
LOL
and I noticed your avatar is different—but still nautical, of course. 
Reminds me of those t-shirts. NAUTICA. I always say, “Naughty California. So what else is new?”
I don’t know about pigs, but you should never look a gift horse in the mouth - there are many phrases with animals.
Anyway, great vid again
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
A hand in the bush is worth a bird in the…
nevermind 
No, go ahead hutchiee, let’s hear the rest…
Yeah, stop beating around the bush, and just say it!
Words that sound dirty but aren’t - bushwhacked.
Bushwhacked is the same as pussywhipped but without the bikini wax.
Pennsyltucky9 - awesome! I’m going to use that one!
PT9, did you make that up? Sounds like a National Lampoon joke… Sorta.