beezark (1919)--(corrected spelling)

[Laurence Horn]

>Whoops. Insted of "beserk" make that spelling "berserk."
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>Gerald Cohen

unless you're in Beserkley

L

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>>  From:         American Dialect Society on behalf of Cohen, Gerald Leonard
>>  Sent:         Thursday, June 30, 2005 12:53 PM
>>  Subject:           Re: beezark (1919)
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>>  My guess is it's from "beserk." For the vowel in "-zark" cf.
>>"varsity" from "(uni)versity.
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>>  Gerald Cohen
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