@hingehead,
hingehead wrote:
Definition of MAROON
1 capitalized : a fugitive black slave of the West Indies and Guiana in the 17th and 18th centuries; also : a descendant of such a slave
2 : a person who is marooned
Origin of MAROON
probably from French maron, marron feral, fugitive, modification of American Spanish cimarrĂ³n wild, savage
First Known Use: 1666
Also a line from a Bugs bunny cartoon, "what a maroon" was the wiseacre alternative for "what a moron". Sounds nicer than the latter when spoken by a bunny in cartoons watched by kids and adults". "what's up, doc" brought to you by Warner Brothers.