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Where does this saying come from?

"He who hingeth aboot getteth hee-haw" - it's Scottish slang by the way..

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  • Anonymous
    8 years ago
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    Origin unknown to me but "He who hings aboot gets hee-haw" would mean to me that anyone who procrastinates gets nothing.

  • 8 years ago

    Well "aboot" is Canadian, my friend Hollie says it all the time.

    Source(s): Hollie aka Canadian girl with heavy Canadian accent
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