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  • prole@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    6·
    1 year ago

    That could be close to the actual etymology. I believe “Nimrod” is the name of a person in the Bible.

    • _dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyzEnglish
      7·
      1 year ago

      Nimrod is a biblical figure mentioned in the Book of Genesis and Books of Chronicles. The son of Cush and therefore a great-grandson of Noah, Nimrod was described as a king in the land of Shinar. The Bible states that he was “a mighty hunter before the Lord [and]… began to be mighty in the earth”.

      Some funny trivia with “might hunter”: Bugs Bunny called Elmer Fudd nimrod, saying something like “nice shot, nimrod!” – the insult was that Elmer was a bad hunter. But the obscure reference was lost on most people, much less a child audience (myself included), and so nimrod became a generic insult akin to “idiot” or "imbecile.

      • prole@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        Maybe I’ve been playing too much Dwarf Fortress lately, but that quote reads so much like something you’d read in Legends mode lol