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- etymology - Whats the origin of Copycat? - English Language Usage . . .
copycat (n ) by 1884, Amer Eng , probably at least a generation older, from copy + cat As a verb, from 1932 This Ngram tends to agree, with some instances before 1900, fairly constant use for most of the 20th century, but then a huge increase in the 1980s
- hyphenation - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Some compound words are written without hyphens (nonaggression, nonbeliever), some with hyphens (well-intentioned), and others with spaces (post office) Is there a rule or good guide as to which
- idioms - Whats the etymology of when the sh*t hits the fan . . .
Possible sources Partridge says it's US and Canada slang from c 1930, and that Norman Franklin says (1976) the original reference is to ther agricultural muck-spreader, and also mentions the following joke as perhaps valid
- What is the connotation of “The Hitchhikers Guide to XYZ”?
Adams's books went on to sell quite well to the general public; but the science-fiction settings and quirky, sometimes irreverent, often ironic, humor ended up cementing the book(s) as a staple in the literary canon of modern 'nerd culture' (Which is why copycat titles so often appear in texts about Computer Programming and nearby STEM fields )
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