Jsf8957 t1_itvsv20 wrote
Reply to comment by Comprehensive-Ad4815 in TIL Tobacco smoke enemas were used in an attempt to resuscitate victims of near drowning. by sTroPkIN
Point is there is no (proven) link between the practice of enemas and this phrase. The phrase popped up in the 1960s with no apparent references to the old “medical” practice. People connected the dots and claimed that it was the origin of the phrase, but there’s no evidence for it beyond the fact that it seems to fit. It’s probably an example of false etymology.
smuggles908 t1_itvtg8l wrote
Ur way overthinking this.
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