[Ads-l] Why "Orangemen" ?

[Dennis During]

Otto the Orange, Really.

On Sun, May 12, 2024 at 4:23 PM Amy West <medievalist at w-sts.com> wrote:

> On 5/12/24 00:00, ADS-L automatic digest system wrote:
> > Date:    Sat, 11 May 2024 20:08:18 +0000
> > From:    "Shapiro, Fred"<fred.shapiro at YALE.EDU>
> > Subject: Why "Orangemen" ?
> >
> > One curious thing I have noticed in the OED is that there is an entry
> > for "Orangeman" in reference to affiliates or sports teams of Syracuse
> > University.  Why "Orangeman' and not more famous nicknames like Trojan,
> > Longhorn, Fighting Irish, Crimson, Crimson Tide, etc. ?
> >
> > Fred Shapiro
>
> Captain Obvious here, but because their school color is orange, and the
> terrible echo of the the Irish sense of Orangeman . . . ? I'm ashamed to
> admit that I don't know their mascot.
>
> ---Amy West (AKA Captain Obvious)
>
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