The punny, it burns...and the goggles do nothing - nothing!
*groans*
Que Sirrah Sirrah! Whatever will be, will be.
Aha. I didn't see the irony on the page. Forgive me, yes siree!
You're right! I was using it somewhat ironically. Or as an alternative to "yes sirree!"The Free Dictionary says:(noun) Formerly a contemptuous term of address to an inferior man or boy; often used in angermale person, male - a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babiesOED says:1526, term of address used to men or boys expressing anger or contempt, archaic extended form of sir (in U.S., siree, attested from 1823).
I like it too--but wasn't it originally a contemptuous form of address?
This word needs to come back into fashion. Wordies, make it so!
The punny, it burns...and the goggles do nothing - nothing!
*groans*
Que Sirrah Sirrah! Whatever will be, will be.
Aha. I didn't see the irony on the page. Forgive me, yes siree!
You're right! I was using it somewhat ironically. Or as an alternative to "yes sirree!"
The Free Dictionary says:
(noun) Formerly a contemptuous term of address to an inferior man or boy; often used in anger
male person, male - a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies
OED says:
1526, term of address used to men or boys expressing anger or contempt, archaic extended form of sir (in U.S., siree, attested from 1823).
I like it too--but wasn't it originally a contemptuous form of address?
This word needs to come back into fashion. Wordies, make it so!