Sometimes Norman Chad, an ESPN commentator who covers the World Series of Poker, sometimes says that someone is giving an "ooshka-ooshka look." I'm spelling out the word phonetically, as I don't know the actual spelling of the word.
This phrase is killing me. What is "ooshka," what does it mean, where does it come from, and how do you spell it? I know, I'm odd, but I'm compulsive like that. I won't sleep until I find out the answer.
I realize that another term that Norman uses -- whamboozled -- is his invention, but it is a combination of "wham" and "bamboozle," so it's not completely made up. At any rate, "ooshka-ooshka look" has to come from somewhere. Can anyone help me out? Thanks.
2007-08-19
10:48:01
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