A search on newspapers. But not "Hokies," so it really does appear that the word was made up. In fact, the first newspapers. That was on Feb. This story was published so long ago that the paper called the school "Virginia 'Tech,'" with "Tech" in parentheses in the first sentence.
The use of "hokies" was in reference to the school's cheer, not the students. FBS Football. There's a chance that some Hokie fans or students may not even know where the term came from!
What was Virginia Tech called before the 'Hokies'? These are the best father-son, junior-senior duos in college basketball Many current college basketball players have fathers who played college basketball, so we asked which duos would make the best team in a hypothetical 2-on-2 tournament. The Hokies will attempt to repeat their feat when they meet Pitt for the ninth time on Saturday. Virginia Tech holds a advantage in the series, and the Panthers have never won in Blacksburg.
Last year, the Panthers defeated a then 12th ranked Virginia Tech team at Heinz Field to keep their hopes for a winning season alive. Both worlds. Colorful looks.
Cast of characters. Millennial Republicans are increasingly liberal in their social stances. Close Menu. Submit Search. What the heck is a Hokie, anyway? Leave a comment. Navigate Left. But then, we are finding that as the general population moves farther and farther from the farm, we are losing definitions that many of us in agriculture take for granted.
For example, the term wether refers to neutered male sheep or goats, barrow to neutered male hogs, steer to neutered male cattle and gelding to neutered male horses. Dam refers to the mother of any animal. Sire is the father. Going a bit further, I wonder how much the general public is aware of other terms related to food and agriculture.
Common misnomers are hamburg, a common food for most of us but definitely not one made from ham, and chicken fried steak which is not chicken.
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