17 English Words And Expressions That Come From Comics & Cartoons

Comics don’t just give us countless hours of entertainment -- they also shape our language. It’s possible you used at least one word or phrase today that came from the colorful pages. Yeah, not everyone approves of that -- some people might be going right now, “This pop culture thing is ruining our language, for crying out loud!” Well, about that…
For Crying Out Loud!

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McCarthyism

Source: Library of Congress
Security Blanket

Sources: Merriam-Webster
Back to the Drawing Board

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Holy Moley!

Source: The Word Detective
Jeep

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Milquetoast

Source: Atlas Obscura
Are We Having Fun Yet?

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Goon

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Keeping Up With the Joneses

Source: Word Histories
Newlywed

Poindexter

Source: Word Origins
John Q. Public

Source: The Comics Journal
Sadie Hawkins Day

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Worrywart

Source: Columbia Journalism Review
Yellow Journalism

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Thagomizer

Source: Screen Rant