Talk:chugger

Grow a spine

Why is it that offensive and opinionated material always comes from anonymous users?--Kylemew 13:18, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

At least it usually helps us find it, if not them. DCDuring TALK 19:03, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

"etymology"

This was in the etymology section:

"first appeared in print in London newspaper Metro's Say What Column in June 2002, as a provocative invention of jounalist Keith Barker-Main"

I'm incredulous... This, that and the other (talk) 09:49, 28 July 2014 (UTC)

I have heard this before, and knowing that newspaper it is entirely plausible. The oldest use I've found online is [1] from the BBC in early July 2002. It would fit for there to have been a week or so of growing commentary about charity fundraising on the street for them to run a piece like this. Thryduulf (talk) 09:41, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

Forgot to add that editions of Metro prior to 2008 don't appear to be archived online that I can find. Thryduulf (talk) 09:42, 3 October 2014 (UTC)

Looking further the professional body for street fundraisers has a page on the etymology of the word [2] which says "It first appeared on 26 June 2002 in the Metro free newspaper. The person responsible for coining this lexicographic millstone around the neck of the fundraising profession was journalist Keith Barker-Main, complier of the ‘Say What: News Words About Town’ column." it also quotes the definition he gave, but not the actual use of the word.

AllWords.com [3] quote the piece in full, and his linked-in profile [4] also claims that he invented the word. The Metro has a short article describing the column at [5] which says "Say What: New Words Around Town condenses modern clichés into memorable words.". Based on all this I'm inclined to say that the anonymous user is correct and it should be in the entry. Thryduulf (talk) 09:55, 3 October 2014 (UTC)