Posted by Mike Dennis on December 19, 2013 at 23:34:04 user MTD.
In Reply to: GILES Cartoon - ERK posted by Dan Lind on December 18, 2013 at 16:27:28:
Nice to consult a book for this - Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang - first use in 1925 for a naval rating, RAF use in 1928 for lowest ranking officer, but origin unknown. I can remember it being used in my childhood in the 1950/60s.
(Way off AR!)