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stales, how lovely to see you! Here you go:
glitch - 1962, Amer.Eng., possibly from Yiddish glitsh "a slip," from glitshn "to slip," from Ger. glitschen, and related gleiten "to glide." Perhaps directly from Ger.; it began as technical jargon in the argot of electronic hardware engineers, popularized and given a broader meaning by U.S. space program.
http://www.etymonline.com/g2etym.htm
That was a cute letter; I wonder if it's true, about the iron filings and sulphur...
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Glitch stales 10/01/03 02:59 PM Re: Glitch Faldage 10/01/03 03:23 PM Re: Glitch Jackie 10/01/03 04:17 PM Re: Glitch maverick 10/01/03 10:21 PM
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