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fen or fin
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2012/07/04 - 2:09pm
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When I was in high school (1955), the girls used to use the expression "I fen (or fin) the blue balloon." This meant they called dibs on the blue balloon, or whatever. I had never heard this expression before, nor have I heard it since. Has anyone been exposed to this use of fen or fin?

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2012/07/05 - 7:06am
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Not I.   Where were you at the time?

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2012/07/05 - 7:21am
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