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kat (1296 words)
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kat's words, by kat
chrono's Words, by chrono
arby's words, by arby
HGard's Words, by HGard
of me, by mimsmithfaro
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That actually seems to be the oldest usage: the OED dates it to 1588. There's also an obsolete verb form meaing to imitate (like a zany), and the OED defines zanyism as 'the character or style of a zany; action or language like that of a zany' with citations from the early 19th Century, and zanyship as 'the condition or character of a zany' with attestation in 1766.
Never heard of it used as a noun before!
I learned something today, much joy. ^^