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You can blame Bugs Bunny. He was using it sarcastically when referring to Elmer Fudd (one of the more inept hunters in the history of film). Viewers who didn'

by ansible 12y ago

You can blame Bugs Bunny. He was using it sarcastically when referring to Elmer Fudd (one of the more inept hunters in the history of film). Viewers who didn't understand the original reference began to think of it as just another word for 'moron'.

UweSchmidt 12y ago
Second post in the thread that cites "Bugs Bunny". If that is now canon and required reading for educated people I have some work to do!
- apetresc 12y ago
  They got it from Wikipedia, which also cites Bugs Bunny as the source of "nimrod"'s modern meaning.
  - ansible 12y ago
    I had only encountered the term while watching the carton, which all my friend did too. I didn't learn about the word's origin until much later.