on 2004-12-11 09:21 John Cowan wrote:
It's been used as an English verb, adjective, and noun for 30-40 years
and perhaps much longer: see below.

Longer. I can attest from my youth in the 1950s that my parents considered it ordinary English usage, and in fact knew of its origin.


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