The earliest known usage was by the American author Charles Astor Bristed, in a letter to the editor published in The New York Times on 11 January 1863. He used it to refer to claims that British aristocrats were intentionally weakening the United States during the American Civil War in order to advance their financial interests.
The earliest known usage was by the American author Charles Astor Bristed in a letter to the editor published in The New York Times on 11 January 1863 He used it to refer to claims that British aristocrats were intentionally weakening the United States during the American Civil War in order to advance their financial interests