Talk:anorakish

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Not in other dictionaries. --Connel MacKenzie 00:20, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

yes it is copyvio, source is http://www.worldwidewords.org/turnsofphrase/tp-ano1.htm Robert Ullmann 01:13, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

only 747 google hits, but a lot of real, independent uses among them. And the word dates from at least 1997. Robert Ullmann 01:16, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

added quotations from the London Times and the Archbishop of Canterbury (in a sermon, no less! sigh, just a speech). Think that is good enough? ;-) Robert Ullmann 01:31, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

plus Hansard, debate in the House of Commons. That is three unimpeachable print citations, all with the meaning given. Pass? Robert Ullmann 01:42, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Excellent cleanup and citations, thank you. --Connel MacKenzie 05:23, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

A bit anorakish, IMO ;-) --Enginear 14:54, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

I quite agree. I've still to do the etymology. Robert Ullmann 15:31, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Added some cites from Google Books as well, as they push the date of use back a bit. --Jeffqyzt 15:41, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

• RFVpassed. --Connel MacKenzie 06:22, 19 December 2006 (UTC)