Shrek
The origin and history of Shrek.
Etymology
From the ogre character Shrek, created by author William Steig for his 1990 picture book and made globally famous by the DreamWorks film franchise; the name itself comes from the Yiddish word for "fright."
Class of 1990
Shrek first entered the language around 1990. Other words from the same year:
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