ORIGIN OF "STUNT.”
What is the origin of the word "'si mil V' Mr. 'Baldwin said in the House of Commons last year that if. was not an English word. Tic iiieani ilial it- was an importation from the United States. But is that so? The earliest use of if is wrap ped in obscurity. Webster's Die lionarv says it means “a feat or performance striking for Ihe skill, strength, or the like rerpiired, lienee any feat or performance." A book of soldiers and sab .rs’ words and phrases, compiled during the war. speaks of “stunt" as “originally American college slang.’’ Bn! many such words arc merely revivals in i lie United Stales of old English usage. Probable “stunt” and
“siun” are. connected, a stunt being soemUiing that stuns you with astonishment-.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4486, 2 August 1930, Page 4
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132ORIGIN OF "STUNT.” Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4486, 2 August 1930, Page 4
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