Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Comic Origins of Phrases


Did you know that the words "Heebie Jeebies" originated in a comic strip? And palooka as well? It's true! Neatorama highlights phrases we use frequently that first found the light of day in the newspaper funny pages.

1 comment:

Superfluous Affirming Sidekick said...

Holy lexocographical etymologies, Batman!