Re: Just one of those chuckle moments



On Mar 18, 11:04 am, "PJ" <authores...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I'm leaning somewhere between "ballyhooed" and "puffed," although
"trumpeted" has a nice ring to it.

But isn't 'touting' the practice of convincing people to bet on sure
losers, in order to tilt the odds? If not, I thought that was the
original meaning.

Dangerous Bill



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