Origin of the word "Gizmo" (was Origin of the word "Tantrum")

Thu Nov 30 05:13:54 UTC 2006

>Spanish "chisme" ....

This word apparently has been proposed previously as the ancestor of
"gizmo", in AS 20+ years ago. I cannot immediately access AS on-line to
review the details.

-- Doug Wilson

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