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Ever heard this word before?

“This is right up your bailiwick!”

Due to context, I could figure it out but honestly – I had no clue what it meant. Ray uses this word a lot and Rowland has started using it as well. We’re in staff meeting and they keep using the word and I finally say – “What the heck is a bailiwick anyway?”

No one answered.

Either I was too stupid for words or they didn’t know either.

I finally learned – a bailiwick was used to refer to a bailiff’s jurisdiction. So it has the same connotation as “in your wheelhouse” or “right up your alley.”

Just thought you’d like to know.