These cartoons often made allusions to popular media and I think it's telling that this usage has the same format of 'my little Nimrod'. Just 1 year later in 1948 the Looney Tunes short 'What Makes Daffy Duck' had Daffy Duck referring to Elmer Fudd as 'my little Nimrod', possibly as an allusion to the line in Unconquered. In 1947 the film Unconquered with Gary Cooper and Paulette Goddard, the male lead Chris condescendingly says to Abbey 'There, my little Nimrod, is your wolf' after they find out the source of a eerie howl is a small dog. Or is he? Maybe the caddy is just named Nimrod. Keep your posts and comments friendly and remember the human. Disputed origins should have a warningĬonnections and word origins that are speculative, disputed, or otherwise specious should be shared with wording that reflects the uncertain origin to avoid being misleading. If you still have questions, by all means post here if your question is totally solved, consider sharing the answer with the community instead! 4. Perform basic researchĪs a courtesy to other users of the community, before posting a question, please use the resources in the subreddit sidebar to try to find an answer. As well as the history and development of words, on-topic content also includes the origin of phrases, which deal with changes in meaning. Try to capture what's interesting about the etymology. Word origins posted here should have more to offer than just a link to a dictionary definition. Etymology is the study of the history of words and idioms, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time.

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