Retiring Guy's Digest
Son of CERN. A hodgepodge of what he reads and otherwise finds of interest.
Sunday, March 31, 2024
P. T. Barnum disciple celebrates Easter
According to
Merriam-Webster
, the
first-known use
of 'bunkum, as in
insincere or foolish talk : NONSENSE
, occurred in 1838.
Other coinages from the same year include
:
befuddled
blinkered
hook, line and sinker
schmutz
scat
shopworn
scrap heap
spoils system
weaselly
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