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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Hector #151827 12/09/2005 7:16 AM Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 24 tuhin stranger tuhin stranger Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 24 How come "Hector" means a bully whereas the actual Hector of Illiad was a great hero. tuhin Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Hector #151828 12/09/2005 10:16 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Was Hector noted for being domineering? It's not mutually exclusive with being a hero in times of war. Besides, he was on the losing side and the winners write the language. Why does Nimrod mean doofus when the original Nimrod was a mighty hunter? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Hector #151829 12/09/2005 10:38 AM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 270 Israel Logwood enthusiast Logwood enthusiast Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 270 Israel According to my dictionary it does mean "mighty hunter". Although I refrain from using eponyms. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Hector #151830 12/09/2005 11:09 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 maverick Carpal Tunnel maverick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 4,757 > I refrain from using eponyms I agree - boycott them all! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Hector #151831 12/09/2005 11:33 AM Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 270 Israel Logwood enthusiast Logwood enthusiast Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 270 Israel Damn those cynic carpal tunnels! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Hector #151832 12/09/2005 11:37 AM Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 203 Homo Loquens enthusiast Homo Loquens enthusiast Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 203 Quote: ORIGIN late Middle English : from the Greek name Hector . Originally denoting a hero, the sense later became [braggart or bully] (applied in the late 17th cent. to a member of a gang of youths in London, England), hence [talk to in a bullying way.] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Hector #151833 12/09/2005 4:43 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 557 Dallas, TX Myridon addict Myridon addict Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 557 Dallas, TX Quote: Why does Nimrod mean doofus when the original Nimrod was a mighty hunter? Would you believe it's Bugs Bunny's fault? Bugs used nimrod to refer to Elmer Fudd sarcastically as a (not-so) mighty hunter. Children, not being Biblical scholars and Nimrod only being a passing mention anyway, assumed this was just referring to Fudd's generally inept Fudd-iness. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: Hector #151834 12/10/2005 12:05 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Thank you, Myridon. I think I had that tucked away back in the dusty back corner of my JunkDrawerMemory®. Thanks for dragging it out where I might remember it for a few minutes. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,311 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 11 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,158 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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