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We also have the nine days' wonder. All of the above would have been well-known when this phrase was coined. A more recent link between nine and excellence is 'cloud nine'. ... This expression is, according to the complete Oxford English Dictionary, recorded from 1793 in the poetry of Robert ... where does it originate from?
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[Q] From Ernie Epp: What is the origin of the expression cloud nine for a very happy person? ... The expression is often said to have been popularised by the Johnny Dollar radio show of the early 1950s, in which every time the hero was knocked unconscious he was transported to cloud nine. I can’t find a...
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On cloud nine - the meaning and origin of this phrase. ... A commonly heard explanation is that the expression originated as one of the classifications of cloud which were defined by the US Weather Bureau in the 1950s, in which 'Cloud Nine' denotes the fluffy cumulonimbus type that are considered so attractive.
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being perfectly content and on an emotional "high." It's an easily understood expression (everyone knows that clouds are high, and Cloud 9 must be higher — thus happier — than Clouds 1-8), but the actual reason for "9" instead of any other number remains ... In actual usage, "on cloud nine" first became popular in the U.S.
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; What is the original meaning of Cloud Nine or Being on Cloud Nine come from?; Who was St. Cloud?; Where did the phrase "the whole nine yards" originate?; Who wrote The Cloud of The Unknowing?; Where does the phrase "the whole nine yards" come from?;
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In 1979 she finally opened her own in-home, custom sewing business called Cloud Nine Enterprises, making everything from custom wedding attire for the entire bridal party to formals, costumes and lingerie.
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Dear Word Detective: I was fascinated by your explanation of "twenty-three skidoo." You started me wondering about "cloud nine." Is it perchance older than we think, or did it come out about the same time of "catch 22," all ... Dear Word Detective: I am intrigued by the cliche expression for equality in opportunity:
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The origin of the term "cloud nine" is curious in that it is an American expression popularized in the 20th Century as a term describing euphoria or higher state of bliss. ... The term appeared to originate from the 1896 edition of the International Cloud Atlas, where the cumulo-nimbus cloud was given the designation of nine,
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Information about each planet and moon in our solar system with many pictures, discussion of the history of its discovery, exploration, and physical characteristics. In addition to the planets, there are also pages about the Sun, many moons, and asteroids, comets and meteorites. ... The Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud...
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