maroon

[Wilson Gray]

Not to mention that 99.44% of Americans are completely unfamiliar with
"maroon" in the relevant meaning.

-Wilson

On 9/14/07, Scot LaFaive <spiderrmonkey at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> >Is there a racial overtone to this?
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> I hope not, considering Bugs Bunny's love for calling others that.
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> Scot
> > Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 16:05:08 -0400> From: Berson at ATT.NET> Subject: Re:=
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> ----------------------> > At 9/14/2007 12:11 PM, Jon L. wrote:> >One thinks=
>  of the app. later American slang term "maroon," for "moron."> > Is there a=
>  racial overtone to this? Viz OED2 "maroon n.2 1. One of> a class of Blacks=
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> , originally fugitive slaves, living in the> mountains and forests of Surin=
> am and the West Indies."> > Joel> > ---------------------------------------=
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