Warning to squeamish students - these links are about the development of a very popular 12 word long cussword - so be warned if you click on them. According to the writer of this Slate article (mentioned by The Dish), the word in question was first mentioned officially in a case from the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in 1898. Just in case you weren't sure if th Texas courts weren't good for anything.
The case was Levy v. State.
The case - an entertaining one - involves a crime of passion. A bit fitting since we've mentioned a couple others in class.
