The original phrase originated in the 1800s. If you ever look at the side of a coffin you may notice small handles. These handles help people to carry the box and dead body from one place to the next. The handles are called huckles, and those tasked with carrying the coffin were called hucklebearers. In modern times the term for those who carry a casket is pallbearers, however, their position is one and the same. The original phrase, I’m your huckleberry was actually, I’m your hucklebearer. Saying this phrase to someone was of course offensive and meant to be a threat.
now, the phrase "im your huckleberry" has several meanings. The one JK intends is this one...
https://english-grammar-lessons.com/im-your-huckleberry-meaning/
The original phrase originated in the 1800s. If you ever look at the side of a coffin you may notice small handles. These handles help people to carry the box and dead body from one place to the next. The handles are called huckles, and those tasked with carrying the coffin were called hucklebearers. In modern times the term for those who carry a casket is pallbearers, however, their position is one and the same. The original phrase, I’m your huckleberry was actually, I’m your hucklebearer. Saying this phrase to someone was of course offensive and meant to be a threat.
Wow! I love wordsmithery, ty 😊🤗
Doc Holladay used that term in the movie Tombstone
And then Nubreed & Jesse Howard sampled his lines in Kindness For Weakness
I wish I could sticky your comment to the top of this thread.🙏🏻
One of the phrases I never took the time or interest to check, and I'm glad to have been illuminated on it. Appreciated fren.
This.
This sort of unexpected brilliance is why I'm here - thank you for that.
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