# S.H.I.T.  = Ship High In Transit????

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-h-i-t-ship-high-in-transit/128030>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 11, 2002, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-h-i-t-ship-high-in-transit/128030 "2002-09-11T22:10:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Loopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loopus/32/15343_2.png) [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2002, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-h-i-t-ship-high-in-transit/128030/21 "2002-09-14T03:11:53Z")

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> \*Originally posted by samclem \*  
> \*\*Wendell–while I agree with your analysis of most everything in your posts, I wonder if you can give some more info on this “trend” other than “O.K.” ? \*\*

Cecil on [What does “OK” stand for?](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_250.html):

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> The abbreviation fad began in Boston in the summer of 1838 and spread to New York and New Orleans in 1839. The Boston newspapers began referring satirically to the local swells as OFM, “our first men,” and used expressions like NG, “no go,” GT, “gone to Texas,” and SP, “small potatoes.”
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> Many of the abbreviated expressions were exaggerated misspellings, a stock in trade of the humorists of the day. One predecessor of OK was OW, “oll wright,” and there was also KY, “know yuse,” KG, “know go,” and NS, “nuff said.”

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**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2002, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-h-i-t-ship-high-in-transit/128030/22 "2002-09-14T03:26:11Z")

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Thanks, **Loopus**

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