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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Origin of 'Gritch' #190912 05/06/2010 3:37 PM Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1 Seattle, WA Scavenger stranger Scavenger stranger Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1 Seattle, WA Hi, This is my first post so I hope I am doing it correctly. Growing up in the 50's and 60's my mother coined this word. It was not in the dictionary until fairly recently as far as I can tell. A lot of people I speak to don't know of it or its meaning. Griping + Bitching Could anyone tell me when it was added? Thanks Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Origin of 'Gritch' Scavenger #190913 05/06/2010 3:53 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water I had an uncle who used the term, and that was back in the 1950's, so it has been around awhile, I guess. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Origin of 'Gritch' Scavenger #190914 05/06/2010 3:55 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass added to what? here's one source, from onelook.com, if you want to try that: Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill edit: I also tried this: gritching Last edited by tsuwm; 05/06/2010 4:00 PM. Reason: google[books] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Origin of 'Gritch' Scavenger #190915 05/06/2010 8:58 PM Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand olly old hand olly old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand Griping + Bitching That could make someone a 'Greeotch' Sorry, not being very helpful but I couldn't resist. Welcome along Scavenger. 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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