Skippy

External Since: Jan 12, 2005 Posts: 2882

"ranieri" <not now> wrote in message
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> "David" <forgotwhy.DeleteThis@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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>>I realize it is somewhat off topic - why are some people referred to as
>>'skippy'?
>> It seems to be used in a derogatory sense.
>> Who or what is "Skippy"?
>> Please only genuine replies.
>>
>>
>
> The nickname Skip, precursor to Skippy, of course - derives from naming a
> boy after his Grandfather - skipping a generation. So, if you're named
> after your Dad, you're Junior. If you are David Whatever III, you could be
> nicknamed Trey or Trip, and if your Grandpa was David but your Dad was
> Bob, you're Skippy.
>
> HTH
>
> (made all that up, but it sounds pretty good, eh?)
You definitely spin a good tale (How many times have you sold the Brooklyn
Bridge?)

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<d wells> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 02:51:39 +1000, "David" <forgotwhy.RemoveThis@yahoo.com.au>
> wrote:
>
>>I realize it is somewhat off topic - why are some people referred to as
>>'skippy'?
>>It seems to be used in a derogatory sense.
>>Who or what is "Skippy"?
>>Please only genuine replies.
>>
> From Wikipedia:
>
> Skippy may refer to:
>
> * Skippy was a comic strip by Percy Crosby which ran from 1923-45.
>
> * Skippy is the name of several films:
> o Skippy (1931 film), based on the comic strip and starring
> Jackie Cooper
> o Skippy (1992 film)
> o Skippy (1997 film)
>
> * Skippy is the marsupial star of the long-running Australian
> children's television series Skippy the Bush Kangaroo and the animated
> series Skippy: Adventures in Bushtown.
>
> * Skippy Handelman is a character in the American television sitcom
> Family Ties which aired on NBC from 1982 to 1989.
>
> * Skippy is a commercial brand of peanut butter made in the United
> States.
>
> * Skippy and Skip are slang terms used within Australia for a person
> of Anglo ethnicity, derived from the television series Skippy the Bush
> Kangaroo.
>
> * Skippy Cornflakes is a brand of corn flakes sold in Australasia by
> Sanitarium
>
> * Skippy is the name of a speaking blue Macintosh computer appearing
> in the German comic strip Skippy und Inchen.
>
> * Skippy, an Exposé clone for X11.
>
> * Skippy was the first alien encountered in the closed Walt Disney
> World Tomorrowland Attraction, Alien Encounter.
>
> * Skippy is a child-rabbit character in the Disney animated film Robin
> Hood
>
> * Skippy is the keyboardist of the group Code of Ethics

I think then when it is used in a degogatory sense maybe it means
'lightweight' or someone of little substance?