All ridiculous words make their first entry into a language by familiar phrases I dare not answer for these that they will not in time be looked upon as a part of our tongueSPECTATOR
Rabble-charming words which carry so much wild fire wrapt up in themSOUTH
Slang derivations are generally indirect turning upon metaphor and fanciful allusions and other than direct etymological connexion Such allusions and fancies are essentially temporary or local ...