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Answer (1 of 5): I’ve never been convinced by the supposed derivations of this expression. I’d speculate that it has origins in the use of handkerchiefs for sending messages. (Rather in the manner that ladies used fans.) A whole hidden ‘language’ existed for flirtation via handkerchief. (A few ex
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