Retiring Guy's Digest
Son of CERN. A hodgepodge of what he reads and otherwise finds of interest.
Friday, January 17, 2025
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Kablooey!
Screengrab
:
YouTube
(Bloomberg Television)
Reuters
, 1/17/2025
According to
Merriam-Webster
, the
first known use
of 'kablooey", as in
the sound of an explosion
, occurred in 1914.
Other coinages from the same year include
:
airburst
bad guy
case study
flambé
gesundheit
troublemaker
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