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    This document explores the origins of the phrase "Cat got your tongue?". It provides two main theories - one where a sailor being whipped into silence gave rise to the phrase, and a more gruesome theory where someone who displeased a king would have their tongue cut out and fed to the king's cat. Ultimately, neither theory has been proven correct and it's possible the phrase was simply a silly nonsense expression.

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    This document explores the origins of the phrase "Cat got your tongue?". It provides two main theories - one where a sailor being whipped into silence gave rise to the phrase, and a more gruesome theory where someone who displeased a king would have their tongue cut out and fed to the king's cat. Ultimately, neither theory has been proven correct and it's possible the phrase was simply a silly nonsense expression.

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    This document explores the origins of the phrase "Cat got your tongue?". It provides two main theories - one where a sailor being whipped into silence gave rise to the phrase, and a more gruesome theory where someone who displeased a king would have their tongue cut out and fed to the king's cat. Ultimately, neither theory has been proven correct and it's possible the phrase was simply a silly nonsense expression.

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    CatGotYourTongue?

    H
    aveyoueverfoundyourselfatalossforwordsandbeeninquired
    ormaybeevenaskedtheinquiryCatgotyourtongue?Chancesare,
    youhave.Butthinkaboutit.Didyougiveyourtonguetoacat?Thereare
    twotheoriesabouttheoriginofthis

    Onetheoryisthatafterasailoristhreatenedtobewhippedoris
    currentlybeingwhippedwiththecatoninetails,thesailorfallssilent.The
    catoninetailsisawhipthathasalonghandle,andthenseparatesinto
    ninedifferenttailsthatarelikelongropes.

    ThesecondmoregruesometheoryisthatpossiblytheAssyrians,if
    notsomeoneelse,duringaviolentandcrueltimeofwitchhunting,would
    cutoutthetongueofsomebodywhohaddispleasedthekingwouldhave
    theirtonguecutoutandfedtothecatoftheking.

    Neithersidehasanyfactsprovingittobecorrectorincorrect.Itis
    verypossiblethatitwasjustasilly,nonsenseexpression.

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