[PW] Word Phrase Origin Stumper

[S M Colowick]

Probably unrelated, but the OED defines "dead cat bounce" as "a rapid
but short-lived recovery in [stock market] prices after a sharp fall
... a brief improvement, a spurious success." The earliest cited
source is from 1985.

Susie

On 3/9/07, Terry Wirick <twirick at erielibrary.org> wrote:
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> I got a question from a patron concerning the origin of a phrase.
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> The phrase is 'There is a dead cat somewhere'.  The patron thinks that the phrase means that in everything, there are always problems.
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> The patron would like the origin of this phrase and if possible, a citied source for the origin of the phrase.
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> I would appreciate it, as I'm not an active member of this list, if you would send a reply to me directly.
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> As always, thanks in advance.
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> Terry
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> Erie County Public Library
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