"Popickian"; was: "Mistaken" date of first use for "movie"?

Sun Dec 24 21:10:47 UTC 2006

Popickian?  I hope all the ads-l lexicographers are on their toes and ready to record this item if it's used another few times. And btw, make that "Popikian" (no -c- before the -k-).

Gerald Cohen
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From: American Dialect Society on behalf of Fred Shapiro
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Subject: Re: "Mistaken" date of first use for "movie"?

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 (I don't mean to get Popickian about this, I was just pointing out that this is still
unfinished historical-lexicographical business.)

Fred

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