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Redheaded Stepchild

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

200163818-001 Originally uploaded by deborah jaffe There is a common derogatory phrase 'redheaded stepchild' and I wanted to find its origin. Neither the simple nor the longer version 'beat you like a redhead stepchild' are attributed to any one known source. However, speculation on how these phrase(s) came about are as follows: 1. ...


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