What is "chewin the cud" ?

Answer 1

cow's eating

Answer 2

Chew the cud

Meaning

To chat, in an aimless manner.

Origin

Alternative versions of this are 'chew the fat', 'chew the rag' etc. Cud is the part digested food that ruminant animals, notably cows, bring back into their mouths from their first stomach, to chew at leisure. The image is of slow and aimless mastication and the allusive use of the phrase refers to that.

In its literal sense there are references to chewing the cud' going back to Aelfric, 'De veteri et de novo testamento', circa 1000. The first recorded use of it in the allusive 'chatting' sense is in Henry Fielding's 'The History of Tom Jones', 1749:

"Having left her a little while to chew the cud, if I may use that expression, on these first tidings."

Answer 3

it isnt equal to chewing the fat

it means thinking things over, thinking things through, thoroughly digesting information and knowledge into wisdom, ie into a view or understanding useful in the pursuit of happiness

augustine [philosopher] suggests that the meaning of animals that dont chew the cud being 'unclean' [in the bible] means that people who dont chew the cud of life's info and knowledge into something useful for pursuit of happiness are 'unclean', not doing it right

pigs bolt their food

'better socrates unsatisfied than a pig satisfied'

'the unexamined life is not worth living' socrates

'seek and you will find' - ie, there is a treasure and it is hidden - only seekers find - no seek, no find - an open mind is essential for pursuit of happiness - life is a seeking game - use your eyes and ears and your rumination [=thinking, chewing the cud] to get ahead, get wise, get smart, get happy

think freely, think outside the square quite freely, dont robotise yourself with a set of beliefs you dont examine, test, check and recheck

'test everything and hold on to what is good' bible

and test what you are holding onto as good, in case there is something more to learn about it

Answer 4

I believe like chewin the fat...talking conversation

Answer 5

It can be an expression like "chewing the fat" meaning to talk or chat with someone for a period of time, usually not about serious or intense topics.

Answer 6

It's a cow reference. Visit a farm and watch how they eat. They have 4 stomachs and they regurgitate food and chew on it some more. Sounds sick, but it's true.

Answer 7

It is a newer slang version of " Chewing the Fat", idle talk with friends about what is going on around you and in your life.

Answer 8

Its what a cow does..It chews its cud..the stuff it pukes up and chews on.

Answer 9

hen a cow throws up to re-chew its food for better digestion its referd to as such (theat normal for cows)

Answer 10

either "thinking something over" or "chatting with a close friend"