It was used as a derogatory name for men who wouldn't fight in World War I. Makes me feel kind of bad that we throw that around all the time, especially since it seems so harmless and unemotionally charged now. How does something like that become such a common part of mass culture? Wish I had time to research that... instead, I must endeavor to better understand the Cartesian split. So sadly etymology will have to wait.
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