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What is the etymology of these non-words?

Asked by Hawaii_Jake (37346points) November 19th, 2021

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If I understand correctly, these verbalizations only exist in American English. What is their origin? What else do you know about their use, prevalence, or anything else that’s relevant to people interested in them?

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