LL-L "Etymology" 2006.01.04 (02) [E]

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04 January 2006 * Volume 02
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From: Global Moose Translations <globalmoose at t-online.de>
Subject: LL-L "Etymology" 2006.01.03 (02) [E]

Ron wrote:
> So, what about the etymology and the connections?  It seems to be a
mystery,
> to some degree at least.  What do Dutch dictionaries say?  The _Oxford
> English Dictionary_ lists "macker" only as an Australianism denoting 'new
> recruit', 'greenhorn', 'newby', etc., and assumes it is based on "mac"
> derived from (Italian _mac(c)arone_ > Middle French _macaron_ >)
"macaroon"
> in the sense of 'buffoon', 'blockhead', 'dolt', etc., also 'fob'.  There
is
> no mention of Northumbrian.

I remember reading/hearing repeatedly that this term is originally Yiddish.

Gabriele Kahn

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