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rough as a badgers bum..?

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loukr | 21:05 Mon 13th Nov 2006 | Phrases & Sayings
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where did this saying come from?? and is a badgers bum really rough..???
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Not as rough as finding out personally.
It is pretty clear that 'badger' was chosen simply because its opening letter alliterates with the 'b' of 'bum'. Bullock, boar, bear or a multitude of others would have done as well. The bottom ends of many animals - especially the hairier animals - do tend often to reveal evidence of what bottom ends are for...ie they can look rather 'rough' in the sense of crude, unpleasant or nasty! Perhaps the badger fits that description?
The hair on a badger's bum is rough in texture, but he is among the cleanest of animals. He is in fact one of the few to dig latrines and use them regularly. Badgers over the years have been subject of adverse propaganda by people who wish to look justified in baiting them (forcing them to fight with dogs, outnumbered of course). Otherwise, no doubt a different animal would be chosen. Dog's bums for example, do not always look particularly decorative.
So let's start a new version...As rough as a basset-hound's bum!
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lol thanx for your answers..! x
What does LOL actually mean?
"Laughing out loud" or - some claim - "Laugh out loud." The former suggests that the writer is, at that moment, laughing aloud whilst the latter suggests it is an instruction to the reader. Whichever...the idea is that the person is amused.
And I always thought it meant "Lots of Love"! Thanks, Quizmonster.
I've only ever heard it as 'rough as a badger's arse' - so maybe it should be 'rough as an aardvark's arse' instead...
I'v always said 'rough as a dogs arse!!!' lol.

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