"Quidditch" Not in OED (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill CIV (US)]

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The film Star Wars opened in May 1977. "The Force" entered the popular speech soon after:

Baton Rouge _State Times_ 5/26/1978 p 3B
"Adopting the theme "Use The Force -- Read," the city-parish library system will begin enrollment for its summer reading program Wednesday."

Portland _Oregonian_  7/28/1978 p C6
[classified ad] "THE FORCE IS WITH YOU.  The Portland Metaphyscial Church can teach you how to contact & use the force within you."

Kryptonite and "the force" have grown beyond their specific fictional uses.  OTOH, I've never seen quidditch mentioned except in specific reference to the Harry Potter universe.



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Subject: Re: "Quidditch" Not in OED

In the past I have used terms like "ewok" from Star Wars as examples of the type of term I am thinking of.  It occurs to me that another example is the specific Star Wars sense of the word "force," which I think should be in OED.

Fred Shapiro

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