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re: We'll there it is. First removal of "Rebels" from Ole Miss
Posted on 6/15/20 at 1:48 pm to Capstone2017
Posted on 6/15/20 at 1:48 pm to Capstone2017
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Ole miss is short for old Mississippi no?
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Elma Meek, a student, submitted the winning entry of "Ole Miss." Meek's source for the term is unknown; some historians theorize she made a diminutive of "old Mississippi" or derived the term from "ol' missus," an African-American term for a plantation's "old mistress.
Depends who you ask.
This post was edited on 6/15/20 at 1:49 pm
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Posted on 6/15/20 at 3:06 pm to BobLeeDagger
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some historians theorize she made a diminutive of "old Mississippi" or derived the term from "ol' missus," an African-American term for a plantation's "old mistress.
“Some historians theorize...” If we lose our name because some random no name historian made up the derivative of Ole Miss, I’m gonna fight someone IRL.
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