May 2008

Just Foolin' Around

The first comic strip, The Yellow Kid, hit the funny pages on May 5, 1895. Curious about linguistic contributions made by cartoonists? It's funny how many there are, ranging from Alphonse and Gaston to shazam to mickey-mouse (noun, interjection, verb!).

Want to see even more? Select either the Unabridged or the Collegiate and choose Etymology from the menu of search types. Type cartoon in the box, and click on Search. For a larger list, try comic as your Etymology search term. You will get slightly different lists from each reference.