"POP GOES THE WEASEL."
(To the Editor.) Sir,—ln last Saturday's "Star" there appeared an article on sayings used every day, and I noticed the origin of the saying "Pop goes the weasel" was not known to the writer of the article. This is the origin of the saying: Tailors were noted for being very fond of their beer, and when they were hard up they used to pawn their things, especially one iron used for pressing seams, which was called the weasel owing to it being long and narrow. There was a piece of poetry in connection with this in London, thus:— Up and down the City Road, In and out the "Eagle"; That's the way the money goes Pop goes the weasel. V Everybody who is acquainted with Londoa knows the City Road and the "Eagle" publichouse, with the adjoining and convenient pawnshop. —I am, etc., t CITY ROAD. E. C. Harvey gives the Bame explanation of the origin of the phrase.
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Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 305, 24 December 1926, Page 13
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