http://www.saywhydoi.com/money-in-the-kitty-why-do-we-say-we-put-money-in-the-kitty/ where the curious come to play! Wed, 20 Apr 2022 23:54:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://www.saywhydoi.com/money-in-the-kitty-why-do-we-say-we-put-money-in-the-kitty/#comment-89952 John Reilly Wed, 22 Dec 2021 03:52:46 +0000 http://www.saywhydoi.com/?p=1247#comment-89952 I live in New Zealand and in the language of the Maori of New Zealand, a kete is a basket. Money left, not in the "kitty," but money left in the "kete." Google will tell you how to pronounce this Maori word but is sounds close to "kitty." This is why Americans and Brits can't come up with an explanation for this saying I live in New Zealand and in the language of the Maori of New Zealand, a kete is a basket. Money left, not in the “kitty,” but money left in the “kete.” Google will tell you how to pronounce this Maori word but is sounds close to “kitty.” This is why Americans and Brits can’t come up with an explanation for this saying

]]> http://www.saywhydoi.com/money-in-the-kitty-why-do-we-say-we-put-money-in-the-kitty/#comment-88722 Carrie Thu, 05 Sep 2019 11:58:12 +0000 http://www.saywhydoi.com/?p=1247#comment-88722 I am from Indiana, and yes, we do use this expression to mean a pool of money. We use the term when referring to our "Florida or Bust" bucket of money that we gather for trips to the beach. I am from Indiana, and yes, we do use this expression to mean a pool of money. We use the term when referring to our “Florida or Bust” bucket of money that we gather for trips to the beach.

]]> http://www.saywhydoi.com/money-in-the-kitty-why-do-we-say-we-put-money-in-the-kitty/#comment-88329 Dave Perry Wed, 24 Oct 2018 02:33:43 +0000 http://www.saywhydoi.com/?p=1247#comment-88329 American here. Never heard of it until I watched The Weakest Link (non-us edition) American here. Never heard of it until I watched The Weakest Link (non-us edition)

]]> http://www.saywhydoi.com/money-in-the-kitty-why-do-we-say-we-put-money-in-the-kitty/#comment-86822 Mike Mon, 13 Mar 2017 01:40:21 +0000 http://www.saywhydoi.com/?p=1247#comment-86822 Yes, we do. Yes, we do.

]]> http://www.saywhydoi.com/money-in-the-kitty-why-do-we-say-we-put-money-in-the-kitty/#comment-84692 eric Mon, 19 Oct 2015 07:22:38 +0000 http://www.saywhydoi.com/?p=1247#comment-84692 Do Americans use this expression? Do Americans use this expression?

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