August 2005 Archives by thread
Starting: Mon Aug 1 01:35:59 UTC 2005
Ending: Wed Aug 31 23:06:43 UTC 2005
Messages: 812
- "might oughta"
RonButters at AOL.COM
- "The lights out"
Cohen, Gerald Leonard
- greaser
Laurence Horn
- Green Jade (Broccoli, String Beans, Snow Peas)
Laurence Horn
- "Ax(e) to grind" redux
Laurence Horn
- metamorphosis (was: no subject)
Jonathan Lighter
- "O tempora, O mores!"
Joanne M. Despres
- Latest issue of Mal edicta
RonButters at AOL.COM
- FYI: Big Orange
Wilson Gray
- nice joints
George Thompson
- pig-pile (was Re: mosh-pit lingo (1980- ))
Benjamin Zimmer
- "Shouldn't ought"--and "might oughta"
Laurence Horn
- "Up tight"
Wilson Gray
- diety complex
Peter A. McGraw
- "hall of fame"
Mullins, Bill
- ADS-L Digest - 24 Jul 2005 to 25 Jul 2005 (#2005-207) WARNING: WAY OFF-TOPIC
Fred Shapiro
- Dirty Words: The Story of Sex Talk
Paul Frank
- Hooah !
Jonathan Lighter
- Manifesto
LeBeouf Sabrina K
- Lynching redux
James A. Landau
- racial epithets
Wilson Gray
- Crystal meth
Wilson Gray
- Strangolapreti (Priest-stranglers)
bapopik at AOL.COM
- Sweet Sixteen
Michael McKernan
- Feelsafe (or, Feel-safe)
bapopik at AOL.COM
- Crab Crunch
bapopik at AOL.COM
- Raising [ken]
David Bowie
- Houses (House Ball scene)
bapopik at AOL.COM
- Slang for crystal meth
Wilson Gray
- "It's a dirty job, but somebody's has to do it." (1977)
Sam Clements
- "All seriousness aside"
Benjamin Zimmer
- "Let's don't/not and say we did"
Benjamin Zimmer
- Science Fiction Quotations Book Announcement
Fred Shapiro
- Fwd:
Arnold M. Zwicky
- Sandburg "Slang" Quote
Fred Shapiro
- "Latins Are Lousy Lovers" (1936)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Fwd: greengrocer's apostrophe in action
Laurence Horn
- for the haplogical "unpacked" file
Laurence Horn
- greengrocer's apostrophe in action
Wilson Gray
- FW: PETA Changing NY State's Historical Names??
Martinez-Gibson, Elizabeth A.
- Abstracts for American Speech, vol. 80, no. 3
Grant Barrett
- more re FL
Bethany K. Dumas
- whoops!
Bethany K. Dumas
- "Brass tacks" (1876) and etymological evidence
Douglas G. Wilson
- "Here's a few items"--grammatical query
Margaret Lee
- nominative coordinate objects
Arnold M. Zwicky
- PETA Changing NY State's Historical Names??
Wilson Gray
- eggcorn?
Arnold M. Zwicky
- ?Eggcorn?
Arnold M. Zwicky
- wizened/wisened eggcorn?
Arnold M. Zwicky
- Two-Hatters (fire department term?)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- OT- Ancient Near Eastern Languages
Katy Miller
- FW: OT- Ancient Near Eastern Languages
Cohen, Gerald Leonard
- Shine
Wilson Gray
- short strokes [was brass tacks]
neil
- New coinage?
Wilson Gray
- "Use it or lose it" (was Re: "Brass tacks" (1876) and etymological evidence)
Wilson Gray
- Coolest 18th C. Song Title
Jonathan Lighter
- Doll Talk: CFM; hoohoo (& other) display stands
Mark A. Mandel
- Antedating of "Grammatology"
Fred Shapiro
- Antedating of "Lexicographer"
Fred Shapiro
- "X (actor) culminated"
Jim Parish
- Vanilla Boxing
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Jazz
Mullins, Bill
- SEAM newspaper articles
Mullins, Bill
- The Last "Mohican"?
Wilson Gray
- Piero Jose (sandwich name)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Language of Shoes
Michael McKernan
- "Kill your television" - before 1989?
James Callan
- meth mouth (1998)
Benjamin Zimmer
- tweak/tweek (meth, cocaine)
Benjamin Zimmer
- "Politics is a dirty business" (1873)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- acronymnym?
Mark A. Mandel
- Doll Talk: CFM; hoohoo (& other) display stands (fwd)
Mark A. Mandel
- Pillary (Pirro + Hillary)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- bou(r)ghetto (was Re: Hooah !)
Benjamin Zimmer
- Eggcorn or tip of the slung?
Wilson Gray
- Hospital slang
Wilson Gray
- "Lungs of the City" & the Olmstead myth (1872)
bapopik at AOL.COM
- "Chicago is America with the lid off" (George Bernard Shaw?)
bapopik at AOL.COM
- CFM PUMPS, not shoes
RonButters at AOL.COM
- Re: † † † Re: New coinage?
RonButters at AOL.COM
- "Halloo" = "hello," as simple greeting
Jonathan Lighter
- PDD-NOS; Maverick Mom
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- GIGO (1961)
Benjamin Zimmer
- bootstrapper, bootstrapping (1927)
Benjamin Zimmer
- hauling cement to Mars
Barnhart
- "sweet mama", 1922
Joel S. Berson
- 23 Skiddoo postcard on eBay
Evan Morris
- BA & MA in linguistics
Beth Simon
- ACLS Digital Innovation Fellowship program
Jesse Sheidlower
- figurative "bootstraps" (1834)
Benjamin Zimmer
- Eggcorns?
Wilson Gray
- case choice by rhyme
Arnold M. Zwicky
- "Oxford Dictionary talks tech"
John McChesney-Young
- An instance of in-group slang (was Re: Hospital slang)
Wilson Gray
- emo-core (1986)
Benjamin Zimmer
- ka-ching (1976)
Benjamin Zimmer
- wussy (1977)
Benjamin Zimmer
- get-go (1962)
Benjamin Zimmer
- dagnab, dagnabit (1922)
Benjamin Zimmer
- just bad editing or non-native?
Barnhart
- "wimp" in the '70s
Benjamin Zimmer
- Barbell Economy
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Subway alumni (1933)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- fall off the wagon used backwards
Mark A. Mandel
- prehab
Mullins, Bill
- Antedating of "Econometric"
Fred Shapiro
- Antedating of "Econometrics"
Fred Shapiro
- Alternate origin story for "graveyard shift"
James Callan
- Faux Chateaux
bapopik at AOL.COM
- Unsubscribe
Dorothy M. Polite
- Poontangophone (1950)
Douglas G. Wilson
- FW: Hurray for brackets [ ]
Benjamin Barrett
- date conventions
Barnhart
- Linguistics Consulting
Fred Shapiro
- Origin of CERT (Community Emergency Response Team)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- "Poo Tang Club" (1904-1912)
Douglas G. Wilson
- Text analysis
Dennis R. Preston
- A-Z List of Internet Acronyms
Wells Darla L
- cavalry/ Calvary
Jonathan Lighter
- Submissions for ADS Newsletter?
Grant Barrett
- Fwd: just bad editing or non-native?
Arnold M. Zwicky
- Bob Dole Joke
Mullins, Bill
- A slight advantage for Barry Popik
James A. Landau
- Whip game on
Michael McKernan
- New meaning?
Wilson Gray
- 'Lack toast and tolerant'
Michael McKernan
- Antedating of "Political Correctness"
Fred Shapiro
- Antedating of "Heterosexism"
Fred Shapiro
- "Between Chuck Schumer and a camera" quotation
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Antedating of "Punk Rock"
Fred Shapiro
- Antedating of "Punk Rocker"
Fred Shapiro
- Antedating of "Teenybopper"
Fred Shapiro
- folk-rock (1964), folk-rocker (1965)
Benjamin Zimmer
- "pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy enough for women, but unbefitting a man.
Jonathan Lighter
- "pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy enough for women, but unbefitting a man.
Jim Parish
- "pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy enough for women, but unbefitting a man.
Jonathan Lighter
- "pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy enough for women, but unbefitting a man.
Douglas G. Wilson
- "pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy enough for women, but unbefitting a man.
Jonathan Lighter
- "pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy enough for women, but unbefitting a man.
Sam Clements
- "pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy enough for women, but unbefitting a man.
Jonathan Lighter
- "pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy enough for women, but unbefitting a man.
Douglas G. Wilson
- "pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy enough for women, but unbefitting a man.
Douglas G. Wilson
- "pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy enough for women, but unbefitting a man.
Jonathan Lighter
- another fake acronym
Jonathan Lighter
- Definition of "Sports Drink"
Fred Shapiro
- "GOLF" = (you know)
Jonathan Lighter
- Sports drink (trademarks)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- "Go hard or go home!" (1991)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Underwater Basket Weaving(1956)
Sam Clements
- one-handed quote search
Laurence Horn
- Fwd: one-handed quote search
Laurence Horn
- Cut us a break!
Benjamin Zimmer
- Walk the talk
Michael Quinion
- FYI: Buzzwords on AOL today
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Battle of the Badges (police vs. fire)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- snarky
Russ McClay
- pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy eno
James A. Landau
- pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy eno
Jonathan Lighter
- pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy eno
Fred Shapiro
- pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy eno
neil
- pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy eno
Alice Faber
- pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy eno
Laurence Horn
- pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy eno
Jonathan Lighter
- pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy eno
Jonathan Lighter
- pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy eno
Jonathan Lighter
- pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy eno
Laurence Horn
- pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy eno
Jonathan Lighter
- pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy eno
Laurence Horn
- pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy eno
Douglas G. Wilson
- pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy eno
neil
- pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy eno
Jonathan Lighter
- pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy eno
Jonathan Lighter
- pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy eno
Laurence Horn
- pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy eno
neil
- pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy eno
neil
- pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy eno
Jonathan Lighter
- pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy eno
Wilson Gray
- pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy eno
Baker, John
- pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy eno
Jonathan Lighter
- pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy eno
Baker, John
- What does "laconic" mean?
Jesse Sheidlower
- Nathan Bierma's latest "On Language" column
Arnold M. Zwicky
- New Fake Etymologies
Jonathan Lighter
- "pussy," &c.
sagehen
- Youse/You-uns possessive
Ed Keer
- pussy," adj. = weak; effeminate; cowardly; unmanly; soft or easy
Mark A. Mandel
- Word 4 Word
Paul Frank
- Get Your X On!
Steve Kl.
- "Pulling a (Judge) Crater"
bapopik at AOL.COM
- pussy, adj. = corpulent (1688)
Jonathan Lighter
- puss = hare, 1575
Jonathan Lighter
- puss, n. = contemptible woman (antedating)
Jonathan Lighter
- Broke as a joke
bapopik at AOL.COM
- "willow pussy"
Jonathan Lighter
- "puss" in Icelandic ? Swedish ?
Jonathan Lighter
- "Chinaman's chance" in the news
Benjamin Zimmer
- "String bikini" before 1974?
Joel S. Berson
- derivations
Arnold M. Zwicky
- "like" and "as if"
Arnold M. Zwicky
- Boula Gratinee or Boula Boula (1932, 1934, 1935)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- antedating of "pussy," applied to a spiteful or unpredictable woman.
Jonathan Lighter
- NYS's "politically correct language" is vetoed
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- "cocktail arms"
Benjamin Zimmer
- West Point slang (1905)
Benjamin Zimmer
- Two Slogans
Fred Shapiro
- Butter Beer & Scott's Root Beer Razzle
bapopik at AOL.COM
- Trucking(1929)-in a non-automotive sense
Your Name
- gaffer and best boy-1929.
Your Name
- Wells Root-Socko, Whamo, Sonk
Your Name
- Electric Lemonade (1975); Blue Hawaiian (1977); Rusty Nail (1965); Long Island Ice Tea (1982); Alabama Slammer (1983)
bapopik at AOL.COM
- dexed (up/out)
Benjamin Zimmer
- Robo (1978), tuss (1993), dex (1994)
Benjamin Zimmer
- "pussy" consistent with "tomcat"
Jonathan Lighter
- FYI: "Hot Dog" in Boston Herald ("1900, at a polo game")
bapopik at AOL.COM
- newspaperarchive
Mullins, Bill
- Moog (1967)
Benjamin Zimmer
- "Drowned Alive"
Barbara Need
- transport/transfer tubes
Benjamin Zimmer
- New retroacroetymythostupidnym
Jonathan Lighter
- Slang from "a returned gob" (1919)
Benjamin Zimmer
- linguist of the year?
Barnhart
- WSJ.com - Commentary: A Way With Words
Baker, John
- irish twins
Mullins, Bill
- "Ladies and Gentlemen, the Bronx is burning" (1974, 1977)
bapopik at AOL.COM
- Love Cum Arranged
davemarc
- Jersey barriers (1969)
bapopik at AOL.COM
- "Affordable housing" (1979-present?)
bapopik at AOL.COM
- Oh, that Headlinese
Laurence Horn
- punding, pottering, knick-knacking
Benjamin Zimmer
- "p ússa" in Icelandic
Martin, Katherine
- odd double negative
Jonathan Lighter
- agenbite of "inwhich"
Jonathan Lighter
- Trophy Building
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- "Spool" (spa-pool hybrid)
James Callan
- "We lift as we climb"
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- trouser pants
Benjamin Zimmer
- "get your habits on" (1899, 1924, etc.)
Benjamin Zimmer
- "Hipper than thou" (1967)
bapopik at AOL.COM
- TV Journalists Conned by Language Prank !
Jonathan Lighter
- Vendex (Vendor Information Exchange System)--an OK acronym?
bapopik at AOL.COM
- Slang site
Wilson Gray
- Sweetheart deal (1944); Novelas
bapopik at AOL.COM
- "Taxpayer" building
bapopik at AOL.COM
- Turn of the century cartoon
Mullins, Bill
- "novel"= "epic poem"
Jonathan Lighter
- Nintendo Dictionary
Grant Barrett
- inveigling out in California
Arnold M. Zwicky
- The Brothers Grimm
Arnold M. Zwicky
- pump head (1996)
Benjamin Zimmer
- Antedating of "Alcoholism"
Fred Shapiro
- smokey bear
Mullins, Bill
- bootstraps--speculation/questions
Cohen, Gerald Leonard
- lift oneself by one's own waistband (1834)
Benjamin Zimmer
- Toxic gumbo
bapopik at AOL.COM
- "Chop Suey" invented today in 1896; it's on NY1; WAMO has a point
bapopik at AOL.COM
- bootstraps, &c.
sagehen
- Slang from Yale, Princeton (1902)
Benjamin Zimmer
- razapazaz (1910)
Benjamin Zimmer
- how to escalate a problem
George Thompson
- is you ain't, ain't you is (1904)
Benjamin Zimmer
- dog and pony show---query
Cohen, Gerald Leonard
- FWIW: Two "hot dog" articles this week
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- shack = 'chase (tennis) balls' (1883)
Benjamin Zimmer
- mucker = 'young townie' (1874)
Benjamin Zimmer
- Un-water
Russ McClay
- "Lawn and Order"
Michael McKernan
- some early "hot dog" cites
Mullins, Bill
- Is you is, or is you ain't ?
Jonathan Lighter
- dojiee
George Thompson
- Bert Kelly's I Invented Jazz
George Thompson
Last message date:
Wed Aug 31 23:06:43 UTC 2005
Archived on: Fri Jun 10 07:18:45 UTC 2022
This archive was generated by
Pipermail 0.09 (Mailman edition).