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I am working on a project to define phrases in English like "close, but no cigar". Here's the page for this phrase: http://jargonism.com/words/437 http://jargo

by murtza 12y ago

I am working on a project to define phrases in English like "close, but no cigar". Here's the page for this phrase: http://jargonism.com/words/437 http://jargonism.com/words/437 I would be interested to hear feedback from HN on what would be useful on the word page, in addition to a definition and an example?

goshx 12y ago
That's cool. If you could add this, I always like to know the origin of the phrase.
- murtza 12y ago
  Thanks for the feedback! I'll start adding phrase origins to the site.
- scott_karana 12y ago
  Allegedly, according to Wiktionary: > From the practice of giving cigars as prizes at carnivals in the US in the 19th century; this phrase would be said to those who failed to win a prize.
nemothekid 12y ago
Why do I need to sign up and confirm a newsletter to view the site?
- murtza 12y ago
  You are right. It is not a good user experience. I just took off the newsletter sign up.