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[Facts] An unhip etymology?
More than a decade ago I sent a letter of enquiry to Cecil Adams of "The Straight Dope" concerning a possible anti-semitic etymology of words such as hip-hip hurray, hippy, etc. Check it out at http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_241b.html
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Hey, you were another Cecil Adams fan, I see -- going waaaaaay back! :)-- Nanaea
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