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What is the origin of the term 'Luck of the Irish'?Popularity: 276
Why did they call Moxie soda 'Moxie'?
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Where does the slogan 'You Are Here' come from?
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Did the word 'par' originate from golf?
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Why is a woman's breast called a 'tit'?
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Where did the word 'Jew' originate from?
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Where did the word 'stickler' originate?
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Where did the phrase 'beat you like a red-headed stepchild' come from and what does it mean?
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Why do people say 'God Bless You' when you sneeze?
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How did cuss words get to be cuss words?
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Where did the English language come from?
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Who invented the word podcast?
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What does the Latin expression De facto mean?
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Where does the word 'sandwich' come from?
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Where did the word 'bungalow' come from?
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Where did the word 'please' come from?
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What is the origin of the word tea?
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What does the term bring sexy back mean?
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What is the origin of the word thank you?
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Who coined the term checkout?
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Where does the word picnic come from?
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What does def con mean As in I was so mad I was at def con five?
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How are the meanings of words formed?
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If Native Americans came from Asia are there any Asian words found in Native American languages?
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Why is the thing below your jawline called an Adams apple?
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What is the etymology of the word 'persuasion'?
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In the saying for Pete's sake who is Pete?
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What is the meaning of calatrava?
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What does grave offense mean?
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What is the origin of the word blackmail?
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How did the term pound as a unit of weight originate?
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Why is the spoon called a spoon?
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What is the etymology of 'intelligence'?
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Where did the word 'drama' originate?
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What are some free online etymology dictionaries?
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Why is the word 'tomorrow' sometimes written as 'to-morrow' in literature?
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What is word number 1 in cebuano?
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Where did 'scared stiff' originate?
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What is the origin of the word stepmother?
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How do you find etymology for a given word?
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How did black people come to be called 'negroes'?
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What is the opposite of rare?
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What is the etymology of the word pteropsida?
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Where did the word circa come from?
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What is the origin of the word shampoo?
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Where did the phrase lid of marijuana originate?
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What does fait accompli mean?
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Why is there a star and crescent on the Portsmouth symbol?
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Why is the word hospital in the word hospitality?
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Is deeded a word?
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What is the origin of the word 'knead'?
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Who invented swear words?
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Who is the author of the iliad?
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What is the origin of the word 'whippersnapper'?
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What is a numty?
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What is the origin of the word disable?
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What is the Latin word for bear?
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What is a muckshaw?
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If a person is crazy they may call him nuts or bananas among other things so if he's really really crazy what is he?
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Could wait be defined as pursue?
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What is the origin of the word 'policy'?
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What is the etymology of the word rhesus?
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What is the origin of the term hand over fist?
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From where did the slang use of the word chick originate?
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What is the word origin of sad?
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Which word is the origin of the word 'water'?
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Where did the word 'gaggle' originate?
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Where did the word 'bastard' come from?
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What is the meaning of tied to her apron strings?
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Where does the word Botany come from?
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