Comment by mcphage 6 years ago I mean, I’ve got a pretty good idea why it never caught on in English... 3 comments mcphage Reply hnick 6 years ago It pre-dates the slang term by quite a while, unless it was around back in 1989? I don't recall seeing that online until the last decade or so. nereye 6 years ago Wiktionary has it as far back as 1972, see https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/taint. mcphage 6 years ago Dictionary.com claims it dates back to at least 1977, but I have no idea.
hnick 6 years ago It pre-dates the slang term by quite a while, unless it was around back in 1989? I don't recall seeing that online until the last decade or so. nereye 6 years ago Wiktionary has it as far back as 1972, see https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/taint. mcphage 6 years ago Dictionary.com claims it dates back to at least 1977, but I have no idea.
It pre-dates the slang term by quite a while, unless it was around back in 1989? I don't recall seeing that online until the last decade or so.
Wiktionary has it as far back as 1972, see https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/taint.
Dictionary.com claims it dates back to at least 1977, but I have no idea.