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And this still leaves open the possibility that the modern usage of "(to) dither" was initiated by someone who didn't know the true etymology of the already-existing word, and assumed he was coining an eponym for Mr. Dithers--a sort of pseudo-eponym, or quasi-eponym?

wwwayne



In what sense is dither used that would in any way be inspired by Dagwood's boss? I cannot imagine Mr. Dithers dithering in any sense of the word that I am familiar with.