Zippy has his favorite words, and ululate is one of them:
But how does Zippy pronounce the word? There are two possibilities: as if the word was spelled “ullulate” or as if it was spelled “yululate” (both with initial stress). I favor the second, as being more imitative of ululation, but who knows which way Zippy leans.
April 16, 2009 at 8:20 pm |
The phrase “an ululatory state” in the third panel suggests that Zippy leans toward the former pronunciation.
April 16, 2009 at 8:20 pm |
Similarly “Uruguay”, but without the onomatopoeia.
April 16, 2009 at 10:50 pm |
Back in my early days hanging out with buddies in gay bars we used to look with jaundiced eyes at some of the denizens of such venues and refer to them as “ululating royalty.”
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David W. Fenton
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