Postby Stargzer » Tue Nov 15, 2005 6:52 pm
. . .
And I half wonder if the expression yippee! couldn't be derived from the assimilation between the first and second syllables of this fine word...
-Tim
Alas, the Online Etymology Dictionary only has:
yippee
interjection of pleasure, etc., 1920.
But I
do remember the
yippies of my youth! (Another stroll down the 60s Counter-cultural lane for Henri!
)
And we won't mention John McClane's (Bruce Willis) comeback in
Die Hard when the villain, Hans Gruber (Alan Rickman) said, "Do you really think you have a chance against us, Mister Cowboy?"
Regards//Larry
"To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them."
-- Attributed to Richard Henry Lee