frickinfracker

[Jonathan Lighter]

Someone was dismissively referred to as a "frickinfracker" in last Monday's episode of _The Middleman_ on the ABC Family Channel.
 
Fewer than a half dozen exx. from 2007 occur on the 'Net.
 
According to Wackipedia [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NYPD_Blue_%28Season_11%29 ], ABC's series _NYPD Blue_ aired an episode called "Frickin Fraker" on Sept. 23, 2003: 
"[T]he cops of the 15th Precinct testify against Captain Fraker for his attempted murder of Tony Rodriguez."
 
Senior linguists will recall that Redd Foxx on _Sanford & Son_ occasionally referred to any inconsequential duo as "Frick and Frack."
 
Really senior linguists with 'Net access will recall that "Frick & Frack" were a team of Swiss ice-skaters in the original Ice Follies from 1940: [ http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/23/arts/dance/23groebli.html?_r=1&oref=slogin ].
 
Which Presidential candidate will first earn the epithet of "flipfloppin' frickinfracker" remains to be seen.
 
JL




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