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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread maverick #179410 10/04/2008 7:44 AM Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 1 vasu43 stranger vasu43 stranger Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 1 meaning & usage for the word "maverick" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: maverick vasu43 #179411 10/04/2008 8:35 AM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Hi Vasu As I understand it, it was a cowboy term for a wild horse. These days it is used to mean anyone who does not "follow the herd" i.e. who goes his/her own way and "bucks" the trends, making decisions very different from what most people are doing. A "fashion maverick" is the woman who wears a barely there mini-dress to an event where every other woman is in a ball gown. It often (but NOT always) refers to someone who is successful because they are different . The mini-dress woman with great legs is a maverick. The overweight 75 year old in the mini just needs help. The speaker may or may not approve of the maverick's choice. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: maverick vasu43 #179413 10/04/2008 10:58 AM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania The Pook old hand The Pook old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania It means one who is unconventional and disdains, rebels against, and flouts accepted customs and social rules. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: maverick vasu43 #179414 10/04/2008 2:52 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh The usual etymology of maverick is that it is an eponym from the Texan Samuel Augustus Maverick. The etymology of the surname is unknown. In the coincident department, Sam Maverick's grandson, Maury Maverick, coined the word gobbledegook. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: maverick vasu43 #179503 10/09/2008 7:29 AM Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 3 RITA stranger RITA stranger Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 3 This website would help you:www.grevocabulary.org Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: maverick vasu43 #180046 11/03/2008 7:40 AM Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 4 wutword stranger wutword stranger Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 4 Maverick was a cowboy who did not brand his cattle. So they became known as mavericks. Now the term applies to anyone who does not follow the herd. There was a story on Nightline or 20/20 about this. Maverick's grand daughter was interviewed. It turns out she is a big Obama supporter and has taken ownership of the term from McCain. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: maverick wutword #180050 11/03/2008 4:16 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 557 Dallas, TX Myridon addict Myridon addict Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 557 Dallas, TX Originally Posted By: wutword There was a story on Nightline... Maverick's grand daughter was interviewed. His 82 year-old great-granddaughter Terralita Maverick was the one interviewed on Nightline. Of course, she didn't actually know him as he lived 1803-1870 and she wasn't born until about 1927. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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 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 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

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