The History of the Word Nimrod | Word of the Week

The etymology of Nimrod is elegant in its mystery. How did a mighty hunter become a fool so quickly? Did Bugs Bunny make Nimrod into an insult, or did centuries of biblical references beat him to it?
[0:00] - Introduction
[0:38] - Etymology of Nimrod
[1:02] - Idiom of Nimrod
[1:40] - Idiom Origin 1: Biblical Allusion
[2:48] - Idiom Origin 2: Sarcasm
[4:22] - Conclusion

[@pXnTilde]

Someone once told me it meant hemorrhoids. Now I know they were confusing it with emerods, which are also mentioned in the Bible - but at the time I didn't know what hemorrhoids were either so...

[@hya2in8]

while this isn't very scientific one contributing factor could be that nimrod just kinda sounds silly, which probably has to do why it was apparently a slang word for penis at a certain time & place (though that probably also has to do with the "rod" in it)

[@salvadorbruschy5979]

What I don't understand is why the background music is not the Nimrod variation by Elgar.

[@joemck74]

I had thought it has a lot to do with a single (very good) Bugs Bunny/Elmer Fudd cartoon where they play the parts in the opera - and thus Bugs has to insult and degrade Elmers version of Nimrod. And since it was such a hit, the name just kinda stuck?

[@UnclePengy]

Bugs Bunny mocked the buffoonish Elmer Fudd as being a "Nimrod," a "mighty hunter." Kids of that era did not get the Biblical reference and thus thought that "nimrod" was a new cool word that meant a buffoon. And that's pretty much it.

[@As_Sulay]

3:48 4:05

[@krishivkaran5337]

My favourite Green Day album lol

[@neozambas7938]

Best video ever

[@bamfbabybamf]

Cool video

[@joemck74]

I'm hunttin thi Waabbit! Huntin thi Waaabit!

[@functional.filmmaker]

First

[@ambassadorcarlousdewayneel7317]

Great tribute LoL and that's from a biblical Bible thumper