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One source I found says the expression is probably Latin in origin and that the pumpkin was literal back then. So dried pumpkin skins were used as purses, and s
by carlob 9y ago
One source I found says the expression is probably Latin in origin and that the pumpkin was literal back then. So dried pumpkin skins were used as purses, and salt as money, then the original sense might have been to be rich, rather than smart. But it was some random website, so take this with a grain of salt :)