Why "fork over" means pay?

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Why "fork over" means pay?

2006-11-27 16:49:08 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages

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It could also have something to do with bringing money home and working being called "bringing home the bacon" and you use a fork to eat so if you were going to pay someone else money you would "fork over" some of your "bacon"...

2006-11-27 17:32:28 · answer #1 · answered by spirenteh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

could mean to "hand" over something. as in using your hand. But in this case you "fork" over something when giving, since you use a fork to carry something (food) hope I'am making sense.

2006-11-27 16:57:50 · answer #2 · answered by Andres 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋