- Etymology – word of the day.
- A is for alligator. (The etymology of the word ‘alligator’)
Alligator
- 1560s, lagarto, modern form attested from 1620s, a corruption of Sp. el lagarto (de Indias) “the lizard (of the Indies),” from L. lacertus (see lizard). Alligarter was an early variant. The slang meaning “non-playing devotee of swing music” is attested from 1936; the phrase see you later, alligator is from a 1957 song title.
- From the Online Etymology Dictionary
- Or as they say today L8tr Allig8tr.
- Informative links:
- Crocodiles – http://www.thebigzoo.com/Animals/American_Alligator.asp
- Mississippi alligator – http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/cnhc/csp_amis.htm
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See ya l8r alligator . . . in a while crocodile!
After a while, crocodile… But how do you Text that?
No idea how you’d text crocodile 🙂