DonRocks Posted May 30, 2016 Share Posted May 30, 2016 "Glitch" now means "a bug in a computer program," but when I was growing up, it was the onomatopoeia that Don Martin, a cartoonist for Mad Magazine used when someone stepped in a pile of dog doo. Does anyone know if this is the actual etymology of the word "glitch?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 I went here to post the question: "Etymology of the Word 'Glitch'" on reddit.com There's tons of interesting info there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Dente Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Boom: Nov 4, 2013 - "The Hidden History of 'Glitch'" by Ben Zimmer on visualthesaurus.com 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted May 31, 2016 Author Share Posted May 31, 2016 1 hour ago, Al Dente said: Boom: Nov 4, 2013 - "The Hidden History of 'Glitch'" by Ben Zimmer on visualthesaurus.com Don Martin must not have coined it, but he was The King of Onomatopoeia: "The Don Martin Dictionary -- Alphabetical Listing" on madcoversite.com I have a stack of old Mad Magazines I just went through, looking for a Don Martin "Glitch," but couldn't find one. Then, when I stopped, and starting reading their movie satire of "Chinatown" (Mar, 1975 issue #173), I found this (the artist was Mort Drucker): NB - For those unfamiliar with the film, that's Roman Polanski making a cameo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 On 5/30/2016 at 7:47 PM, DonRocks said: "Glitch" now means "a bug in a computer program," but when I was growing up, it was the onomatopoeia that Don Martin, a cartoonist for Mad Magazine used when someone stepped in a pile of dog doo. Nick Meglin, 82, a Mad Magazine Mainstay, Is Dead, by Richard Sandomir, June 12, 2018, on nytimes.com. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted January 12, 2019 Author Share Posted January 12, 2019 This is an excellent article, and gives the etymology of the phrase, "passing the buck." "The Buck Stops with Everybody ...." by Avi Selk on washingtonpost.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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