Therefore, some feel the expression "Great Scott" is a euphemism for Great God. If this is the case, the phrase could be what is termed a minced oath, similar to how one might say darn in place of something more offensive. No matter what its origin, the expression has taken on a life of its own. Those who have adopted Great Scott as a name include a TV series, a band, a store chain, a wrestler and at least one television cartoon character. The phrase itself is frequently used by comic book heroes, and actors in movies and television.
Wilson, a character in the Dennis the Menace TV series. Cathy Rogers. Save This Word! We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms. Origin of Great Scott —85; Scott, euphemism for God. How to use Great Scott in a sentence Tend to your own garden, to quote the great sage of free speech, Voltaire, and invite people to follow your example.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. We were told it came from being 86'd, dead, as in jumping off the 86th floor of the empire state building. The fact that there are many other number codes seems to buttress his explanation. But whatever The item is "dead and buried" when it's 86'ed. Perhaps the question of argument as to the origin and strength of the "Great Scott" exclamation, could be further satisfied in knowing its use in the Great European lands. Is it more unique to us, in other words.
I was, of course, invoking the spirit of Michael Scot, the medieval expert on magic and the occult, whose works are my favourite bedside reading. The U. How did that happen? The answer may come down to two little letters: V. Is venture capital In one of the earliest Freakonomics Radio episodes No. Now the
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