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MrMallard 07/10/20 11:00:28 AM #3:	Well shit, I didn't know thenwordbhad history like that. Etymology is super cool. I think my favorite etymology rabbit hole would have to be learning about the origins of "milquetoast". It has its roots in an old treat food called milk toast, which was used as a fun and punchy last name of a popular newspaper comic character, Ike Milquetoast. He was portrayed as very nebbish and shy, tending to stay in his lane, and the term "milquetoast" became a popular colloquial term for people who resembled the comic character. Nowadays we have the word milquetoast to describe that personality type, but no-one remembers the character who popularized it. --- Are you proud to be a Mayonnaise American? <cite>MrMallard posted [p:941926449] in CE Word of... [t:78837252]...</cite> <quote>Well shit, I didn't know thenwordbhad history like that. Etymology is super cool. I think my favorite etymology rabbit hole would have to be learning about the origins of "milquetoast". It has its roots in an old treat food called milk toast, which was used as a fun and punchy last name of a popular newspaper comic character, Ike Milquetoast. He was portrayed as very nebbish and shy, tending to stay in his lane, and the term "milquetoast" became a popular colloquial term for people who resembled the comic character. Nowadays we have the word milquetoast to describe that personality type, but no-one remembers the character who popularized it. --- Are you proud to be a Mayonnaise American?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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