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Subject:
origin of term norht cacalackey
Category: Reference, Education and News Asked by: wansan-ga List Price: $2.00 |
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31 Aug 2003 07:04 PDT
Expires: 30 Sep 2003 07:04 PDT Question ID: 250738 |
origin of term "north cacalackey"..where did it originate from and why or how from north carolina to north cacalackey?? |
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Re: origin of term norht cacalackey
From: justaskscott-ga on 31 Aug 2003 09:34 PDT |
An interesting question, and apparently an unsolved one. Here are some views on the origin of "Cackalacky" (which is usually, though not always, spelled this way): "Searching for 'Cackalacky,' readers rummage memories", by Clare Ramsey (Aug. 13, 2003) The State http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/2003/08/27/living/6517445.htm "'Cackalacky' trackers lack clues to its origin", by Clare Ramsey (Jul. 30, 2003) The State http://www.duluthsuperior.com/mld/state/2003/08/27/business/6415688.htm "[internetworkers] Re: north cackalacky question", by Paul Jones (Jul 23, 2003) The InterNetWorkers Archives http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/internetworkers/2003-July/010508.html "[internetworkers] Re: north cackalacky question (fwd)", by Paul Jones (Jul 22, 2003) The InterNetWorkers Archives http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/internetworkers/2003-July/010504.html |
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Re: origin of term norht cacalackey
From: ago-ga on 31 Aug 2003 14:35 PDT |
I've never heard this term before, but it sure sounds like a bastardization of the german word "Kackerlacke", which means cockroach. (pronounced kakerlakey, or kakelakey if the r is not articulated well, very common if the speaker's native language is English. I'm guessing that it's a derogatory term... |
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Re: origin of term norht cacalackey
From: pinkfreud-ga on 31 Aug 2003 15:40 PDT |
Having encountered the so-called "Palmetto bugs" of South Carolina, which are actually huge roaches, I vote for the cockroach origin of the name. |
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