Comments on: Maroon http://www.word-detective.com/2012/01/maroon/ 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/2012/01/maroon/comment-page-1/#comment-49526 MarkB Fri, 21 Dec 2012 07:23:08 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=7224#comment-49526 When I saw the listing on the main page, I thought of Bugs first. When I saw the listing on the main page, I thought of Bugs first.

]]> By: julie http://www.word-detective.com/2012/01/maroon/comment-page-1/#comment-48463 julie Tue, 18 Dec 2012 10:24:11 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=7224#comment-48463 entry needs to address the bugs bunny usage! while it was originally said in jest, the usage has persisted for 40-50 years now, and moron/fool is now the primary meaning of any noun usage. quite widespread, at least in the states. only a matter of time before major dictionaries let it in. slang dicts already have. cheers, entry needs to address the bugs bunny usage!

while it was originally said in jest, the usage has persisted for 40-50 years now, and moron/fool is now the primary meaning of any noun usage.

quite widespread, at least in the states. only a matter of time before major dictionaries let it in. slang dicts already have.

cheers,

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