I'm pretty sure the word comes from "tidbid" for a little something to eat, which is Scandinavian but I'm not sure which nation - Swedish? Danish? Anyway, I believe the British usage came from there, along with their mutation. Any theories about the prevalence of mammary-based usage in the British vernacular (e.g. "well, that went tits-up in a hurry,") are left to the amateur psychologists in the audience.
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on 2009-02-02 02:52 pm (UTC)I'm pretty sure the word comes from "tidbid" for a little something to eat, which is Scandinavian but I'm not sure which nation - Swedish? Danish? Anyway, I believe the British usage came from there, along with their mutation. Any theories about the prevalence of mammary-based usage in the British vernacular (e.g. "well, that went tits-up in a hurry,") are left to the amateur psychologists in the audience.