Hey Jay .. If it be "Kewpie" ye seek ..

According to the "bad fads museum" page on the subject .. Kewpie is derived from
cupid ... (a joy it is to learn something new each day!)

http://www.badfads.com/pages/collectibles/kewpie.html

Now I'm wondering if "cutie pie" is derived from Kewpie .. not that I'm suggesting a
new thread on the subject ;)


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Roy Hemmat
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> Greetings!
>
> A few unusual questions from me: Might someone be able to enlighten me
> about the history/origin of cupi (or cuppie) dolls?  Does "cupi" (or
> "cuppie") originate in Latin and, if so, with what specific root/word?
>
> (No, I'm not playing with dolls or dreaming of the new horror flick
> "Seed of Chucky."  LOL!  I'm doing some research about a painting in our
> collection which relates - peripherally - to this topic.)
>
> Thank you in advance for any help in this regard.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> j heuman
> Education Curator
> Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art
> Utah State University
> 4020 Old Main Hill
> Logan, UT  84322-4020
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>
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