>From: JIM DOHERTY <
jimdohertyjr@yahoo.com>
>I've been told that "bird" as a slang expression
for
>females derives from the American
colloquialism
>"chick," in the same way that "bread" for
money
>derived from "dough." Any truth in this?
I really think it's the other way 'round. I can't find my
copy of Hugh Rawson's DICTIONARY OF EUPHEMISMS, a great and
hilarious book, so I can't be sure. BTW, there's a line from
"Polythyne Pam" (sp?) where John sings,
"It's a little absurd, but she's a nice lot of bird..." So it
was current in the late 60s at least.
Graham
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