• FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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    21 days ago

    “Dix” as in “Dixon Hill” (the, uh, fictional PI in the lead role of that particular holo novel.)(Personally, I prefer Guy Noir.)

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      21 days ago

      Dick was also the nickname for private detectives.

      I wonder which came first, the slang or “Dick Tracy”?

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        21 days ago

        Dixon Hill was made for the show, guy noir was a segment on NPR’s Prairie Home Companion (a radio show.)