[AnAmericanMother]

If it's not in the OED and not in Fowler, it's not English Usage.

(I checked.)

"My Word" is entertaining but the writers seem to occasionally want to stir the possum a little. And false etymologies are a dime a dozen. . . . e.g. POSH as Port Out Starboard Home, TIP To Insure Promptness, etc.

[NCSteve]

...it's not English Usage.

Sorry, meant to write British usage.