Jun. 2nd, 2005 11:15 am
Life echoes The Onion again
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muckefuckThe questions my husband comes up with...
Last night, he asked for the source of "-wad" in compounds like dickwad, dipwad, dorkwad, jerkwad, and asswad. I hope to do some research among the slang dictionaries today, but I don't hold out a lot of hope. My sense is that "dickwad" is the first of these to emerge and that I was hearing it in the very late 70's/early 80's. Anybody want to kick in their two cents?
Last night, he asked for the source of "-wad" in compounds like dickwad, dipwad, dorkwad, jerkwad, and asswad. I hope to do some research among the slang dictionaries today, but I don't hold out a lot of hope. My sense is that "dickwad" is the first of these to emerge and that I was hearing it in the very late 70's/early 80's. Anybody want to kick in their two cents?