Comments on: Wingnut http://www.word-detective.com/2011/03/wingnut/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: MarkB http://www.word-detective.com/2011/03/wingnut/comment-page-1/#comment-51315 MarkB Wed, 26 Dec 2012 23:48:22 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=4750#comment-51315 Wikipedia claims a 'moonbat' reference in 1996, although it's behind a paywall. Wikipedia claims a ‘moonbat’ reference in 1996, although it’s behind a paywall.

]]> By: Ross Presser http://www.word-detective.com/2011/03/wingnut/comment-page-1/#comment-15788 Ross Presser Tue, 29 Mar 2011 20:47:06 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=4750#comment-15788 There's a lone 19th occurence of moonbat: http://bit.ly/fz4nXb The helmsman downward turned a troubled glance, And muttered: 'Gods! I would he kept his dreams Unto himself, and let not me have them! Old moonbat! hath got off the peg of reason.' This sort of seems like the right context, even. There’s a lone 19th occurence of moonbat:
http://bit.ly/fz4nXb

The helmsman downward turned a troubled glance,
And muttered: ‘Gods! I would he kept his dreams
Unto himself, and let not me have them!
Old moonbat! hath got off the peg of reason.’

This sort of seems like the right context, even.

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