[Ads-l] "Natty" = 'national champion(ship)'

[Gordon, Matthew J.]

I haven’t heard this usage but note that there’s a precedent for “natty” < “national” in “Natty Boh”  as the nickname for National Bohemian, a beer that was popular among poor college students when I was one.

Matt Gordon

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I’ve been hearing this truncation for a while, and again tonight (for obvious reasons).  Not sure how long it’s been around. Somewhat interesting phonologically, given that its derivation involves de-spirantization.

LH
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