When did comedians start saying ‘punching up’ and ‘punching down’?
Theyre not in American dictionaries yet, but the terms, punching up and punching down are on the lips of many comedians. With the help of linguist and journalist Ben Zimmer and British comedian Richard Herring, we trace the migration of these words from
First published
03/30/2022
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