Timeline for Is the phrase "Zowie, I'm young!" a reference?
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Mar 31, 2020 at 0:15 | vote | accept | Nemon27 | ||
Mar 30, 2020 at 22:00 | comment | added | BradC | You're correct that it's a joke about it being an old-fashioned exclamation, but I think it means something closer to "wow", rather than "hooray". So the line translates to "wow, I'm young", which is ironic because he used a super old-timey word to express his youth. | |
Mar 30, 2020 at 18:49 | comment | added | David Conrad | It is clearly not a word that is no longer used, since Holt used it. Q.E.D. :) | |
Mar 30, 2020 at 11:57 | comment | added | Nemon27 | Ahh, so "zowie" isn't a name in this instance, just an exclamation! Okay it feels like less of a reference when "zowie" is just a word, I understand now; I think seeing it capitalised (for starting a sentence) and being aware of Zowie Bowie had me barking up the wrong tree. Although I've had to have the joke explained to me (nothing kills a joke like explaining it), I do have a new appreciation for the scene now, so cheers! | |
Mar 30, 2020 at 7:10 | history | answered | SZCZERZO KŁY | CC BY-SA 4.0 |