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frindley commented on the word grow like top seed
Grow like topsy
December 4, 2008
sionnach commented on the word grow like top seed
as in Uncle Tom's cabin.
December 4, 2008
BrainyBabe commented on the word grow like top seed
Now used to mean "grow quickly". But in the original novel, it first appeared (IIRC) in response to a question from a sympathetic adult to a slave child: "Who brought you up?" And poor ignorant Topsy disclaimed all knowledge of her early childhood: "I guess I just growed!"
January 3, 2009