Where did the expression "smack dab in the middle" come from, I heard it on a cookie comercial a couple months ago... is that where it origionated or was it from something else?
2007-02-15 13:50:20 · 3 answers · asked by Eric B 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Quotations
I live in the Appalachian Mountains and this is a phrase I have heard all of my life. "Smack dab" is sometimes put with other words like "smack dab on it." It simply means "right." It is like saying "Right in the middle." For example, "I was smack dab in the middle of doing my homework, when the phone rang." It has been used for many years and it definitely is a southern expression.
2007-02-15 15:12:44 · answer #1 · answered by ru.barbie2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was a song in 1987 by Buster Pointdexter.
2007-02-15 14:37:48 · answer #2 · answered by Mariposa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
never thought of it. but isn't a song, or a book? i think i've heard it mentioned in one them.
2007-02-15 13:58:47 · answer #3 · answered by k 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋