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Thanks Tom. Appreciate the share. Will add the evidence to our database.
July 4, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Thanks Tom. Appreciate the share. Will add the evidence to our database.
Tricky one to pin down. We've collected evidence so far from mid-2021. There's several predicative senses of 'cooked' in the OED meaning 'extremely tired; exhausted; ruined; finished; .. intoxicated by alcohol, drugs' that might be related. Qanon followers are often known as 'bakers' but ..
June 30, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Tricky one to pin down. We've collected evidence so far from mid-2021. There's several predicative senses of 'cooked' in the OED meaning 'extremely tired; exhausted; ruined; finished; .. intoxicated by alcohol, drugs' that might be related. Qanon followers are often known as 'bakers' but ..
I forgot about 'Kwaussie' back in 2017: a Kiwi living in Aussie; NZ & Oz dual citizen; person of Aussie and Kiwi descent.
January 14, 2025 at 11:22 PM
I forgot about 'Kwaussie' back in 2017: a Kiwi living in Aussie; NZ & Oz dual citizen; person of Aussie and Kiwi descent.
Yes, we've certainly been talking about Ross Campbell's use of the term in the 1950s and 60s (still the earliest evidence we have). One of the interesting aspects of the word's history is the shift from humorous use to negative use. Our historical dictionary entry will illustrate this evolution.
November 20, 2024 at 10:01 PM
Yes, we've certainly been talking about Ross Campbell's use of the term in the 1950s and 60s (still the earliest evidence we have). One of the interesting aspects of the word's history is the shift from humorous use to negative use. Our historical dictionary entry will illustrate this evolution.