The
word Orville originates from this (Taken from
wikipedia);
"Orville the Duck is the puppet of ventriloquist Keith Harris and was named after Orville Wright, (one of the Wright Brothers). Orville was a green duckling who wore nothing but a nappy.
Orville appeared on BBC television from 1982 to 1990 on The Keith Harris Show, which featured assorted puppets such as Orville the Duck and Cuddles the Monkey. Orville's high point was Keith Harris' and Orville's hit single named "Orville's Song" — "I wish I could
fly, right up to the
sky, but I can't..." First charting in
December 1982, this single reached number 4 in the
UK Singles Chart the following month, and sold over 400,000 copies."
However the
word has now slowly been used as an alternate pronunciation of Awful amoung the younger generation.
This is because both words have a similar sound when said aloud and is possibly linked with the overall opinion of Orville the duckling himself (awful).
Pronounced Or-Vill.
