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The term is derived from an alternate epithet of an early California sideshow performer Oofty Goofty. The used of the epithet is a barely recognized example of the racial insensitivity that was prevalent at the time.
The term did not spread very far from it's home state.(The expression, Like The Wild Man of Borneo was probably used mostly in California.)
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a horse that is not trained to allow riding and and responds to riding in a dangerous and unpredictable manner (borrowed by cowboys from a Spanish word meaning rough or coarse)
The bronco threw the would be cowboy to the ground.
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having a strong aversion to a particular person or thing
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1. distressing, unsettling
2. annoying
3. repellent, disgusting
He wore an off-putting hat with his tattered pants and stained shirt.
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a warning, especially of danger or the need to be alert
Heads-up. There's a situation out there.
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perfect foresight of what has already happened
Howard said that he knew that there would be an attempted assassination. Such knowledge is a good example of of 20/20 hindsight.
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1. A quick glance
2. a hasty preparation
He gave my work the once over and left.
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