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  2. Elizabeth Cady Stanton - Wikipedia

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    Elizabeth Cady was born into the leading family of Johnstown, New York.Their family mansion on the town's main square was handled by as many as twelve servants. Her conservative father, Daniel Cady, was one of the richest landowners in the state.

  3. List of English words of Scots origin - Wikipedia

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    caddie or caddy canny Also Northern English. From English can in older sense of "to know how." clan Borrowed from Gaelic clann (family, stock, off-spring). cosy firth Derived from Old Icelandic fjǫrdic (see fjord) glamour Meaning magic, enchantment, spell. From English grammar and Scottish gramarye (occult learning or scholarship). gloaming

  4. Caddie (historical occupation) - Wikipedia

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    Caddies were employed on a first come, first served basis, Rule 5 stipulating that "When one is called to go an errand, or sell a paper, where two or more are present, he who cometh first to the person who called him, shall have the benefit of what is sold or had for going the errand, unless the person who called otherwise determine it."

  5. Caddie - Wikipedia

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    The Scots word caddie or cawdy was derived in the 17th century from the French word cadet and originally meant a student military officer. It later came to refer to someone who did odd jobs. [2] [3] By the 19th century, it had come to mean someone who carried clubs for a golfer, or in its shortened form, cad, a man of disreputable behaviour. [4]

  6. Folk etymology - Wikipedia

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    Folk etymology – also known as (generative) popular etymology, [1] analogical reformation, (morphological) reanalysis and etymological reinterpretation [2] – is a change in a word or phrase resulting from the replacement of an unfamiliar form by a more familiar one through popular usage.

  7. What is 'preppy'? The old slang has a new meaning

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    A TikTok video of three young girls promoting Texas clothing boutique Dear Hannah Prep, gave their thoughts on "preppy." "It's fun and colorful," explained a girl. "Exciting and very girly," one said.

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  9. Cady Heron - Wikipedia

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    Evanston, Illinois, United States Cady Heron ( / k eɪ d i / ) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the 2004 film Mean Girls and its musical counterpart. She is portrayed by Lindsay Lohan in the original film, Erika Henningsen in its Broadway musical version and by Angourie Rice in its 2024 musical film .