UF DG on a boat....

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by UofM-TKE

OT to the sad boat story, but kind of related to the 'baby' sub-thread is the etymology of 'chick' which is so prevalent now and might be of interest to some.

Years ago in Ireland (Dublin really) and then England, women were known as birds. Young women then became known as chicks. New Flight Attendants on Aer Lingus were called chicks too.

Bird never really made it across the Atlantic, but chick surely has.

Interesante. What is the reason behind those origins?

BTW, I just spent a long time looking at the great photos on that website in your signature. Cool then and now photos. I also liked seeing the Order of Diana stuff.

[UofM-TKE]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Interesante. What is the reason behind those origins?

My Dublin informant didn't know the origins of 'bird', he just knew that it was in common use by the 1950's in Dublin and then England and that 'chick' was derived from it. Much as ree-Xi said of herself, my friend gave the impression that it was not derogatory. I got the impression that 'bird' denoted the 'new' woman after WWII, as opposed to their old fashion mothers.