[etni] fw: "anorak" - new slang...expression?
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From: Judi Granit - judiavi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: "anorak" - new slang...expression?
I just came across a slang expression in a magazine that I'd
never heard before. Calling somebody "an anorak" (which
is a type of raincoat with a zip and hood). I presume it's a
British one and believe it refers to a sad person who spends
lots of odd hours alone outside (usually in the rain and cold)
birdwatching, or trainspotting etc. Does anyone know when
and where this expression sprang from?
I know it wasn't around when I left England some 20 years ago.
Judi G.
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