brie !kGoudaMCFA joined in and replied with this 9 years ago, 2 minutes later[^][v]#771,452
yes look it up
Sheila LaBoof (OP) replied with this 9 years ago, 1 minute later, 4 minutes after the original post[^][v]#771,454
OK then I shall look it up now
brie !kGoudaMCFA replied with this 9 years ago, 50 seconds later, 5 minutes after the original post[^][v]#771,455
@previous (Sheila LaBoof)
please report back on your findings
Sheila LaBoof (OP) replied with this 9 years ago, 1 minute later, 6 minutes after the original post[^][v]#771,456
Yes here is my progress so far:
Origin and Etymology of crotchety
see crotchet
First Known Use: 1825
oh my where does this rabbit hole lead
Sheila LaBoof (OP) double-posted this 9 years ago, 1 minute later, 8 minutes after the original post[^][v]#771,458
Origin and Etymology of crotchet
Middle English crochet, from Anglo-French crochet, croket — more at crocket
oh god damn it
Sheila LaBoof (OP) triple-posted this 9 years ago, 2 minutes later, 10 minutes after the original post[^][v]#771,459
Origin and Etymology of crocket
Middle English croket, from Anglo-French, crook, diminutive of croc hook, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse krōkr hook
oh, OK so crotchety firstly means of or like a hook, and by metaphor has come to describe a person of irritable attitude it seems.