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- etymology - What is the origin of the phrase buck naked? - English . . .
The phrase buck naked is well known and means quot;completely naked quot; It is synonymous to butt naked and stark naked, both self-explanatory However, there are a few confusing aspects to the
- etymology - Where did the phrase batsh*t crazy come from? - English . . .
The word crazy is a later addition Scanning Google Books I find a handful of references starting from the mid-60s where batshit is clearly just a variation on bullshit (nonsense, rubbish) - which meaning still turns up even in 2001, but it's relatively uncommon now Here's a relatively early one from 1967 where the meaning is crazy A decade later most references have this meaning, but the
- What are some good sites for researching etymology? [closed]
Here is an example of a directed graph: It works in multiple languages, providing etymology data, descendants, related words and more It also has a pretty quick search, and the index is constantly growing in the number of words and slowly growing in accuracy too
- etymology - Where did the word “quim” come from? - English Language . . .
Both the OED and Etymonline offer no clue as to origin of the slang term quim, meaning minge The OED’s earliest citations are from the 18th, which isn’t quite as old as Adam, but has certainly been
- etymology - Origin of the word cum - English Language Usage Stack . . .
What is the origin of the word cum? I'm trying to find the roots for its prevalent usage, especially in North America
- etymology - What is the origin of stat? - English Language Usage . . .
I work in medical and the term stat means immediately we use that in emergency cases or when we need results or an action to be taken immediately Latin statim translate to immediately Since we use medical terminology Latin is used because it's a universal language
- etymology - What is the origin of cattywampus - English Language . . .
A commonly proposed etymology (proposed in the 19th century) derives cater, from French quatre (“four”) (hence “four corner” – at the opposite corner of a square), and similarly cater-cousin from “fourth cousin”, while Liberman rejects this as implausible – similar terms from French are simply calqued as “four corners
- etymology - Why is pineapple in English but ananas in all other . . .
In Spanish, it's also called piña The etymology of "pineapple" and a few other words is nicely illustrated at Europe etymology maps
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