tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11438861.post111348839596657061..comments2023-06-29T15:02:20.793+00:00Comments on Talking to the Wall: luvvie makes the world go 'roundshazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13025397474219339529noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11438861.post-1113574866842930952005-04-15T14:21:00.000+00:002005-04-15T14:21:00.000+00:00Apparently it comes from American slang. The first...Apparently it comes from American slang. The first time it seems to have been used in British English was in the 1920's. According to the OED the verb comes, bizarrely enough, from the adjective (i.e. a ham actor), which is some sort of abbreviated American slang. No mention of Hamlet, sadly.<BR/><BR/>Mwahahaha, even without Bowlie the power of Athens and the OED strikes again ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com