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Coined by Carlin Vieri in his time at the MIT AI Lab (1993–1998)[1] after viewing[2] a segment at the end of a 1991 episode of The Ren and Stimpy Show.[3] The segment featured “Yak Shaving Day,” a Christmas-like Holiday where participants hang diapers instead of stockings, stuff rubber boots with coleslaw, and watch for the shaven yak to float by in his enchanted canoe. yak shaving (uncountable) If you have time, leave us a note. Next time you click on a thumbnail on Wiktionary, Media Viewer will be used. Next time you click on a thumbnail on Wiktionary, you will directly view all file details. Enable this media viewing feature for all files by default. Skip this viewing feature for all files. You can enable it later through the file details page. An illustration by David Revoy of the metaphor. The character Pepper is depicted literally shaving a yak. David Revoy - https://davidrevoy.com/article861 illustrates the metaphor of yak shaving

yak shaving - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Jump to content From Wiktionary, the free dictionary English [ edit ] An illustration of the metaphor by David Revoy . The character Pepper is depicted literally shaving a yak. Etymology [ edit ] Coined by Carlin Vieri in his time at the MIT AI Lab (1993–1998) [ 1 ] after viewing a segment at the end of " The Boy Who Cried Rat! " (1991), the sixth episode of the first season of The Ren and Stimpy Show . [ 2 ] The segment featured " Yak Shaving Day ", a Christmas-like holiday where participants watch for the shaven yak to float by in

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