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Where does the prefix "be" come from in words like befuddled, bedazzled, bedecked, etc?
Asked by occ | 3 responses -
Do you ever get the feeling people are trying simply to out do you, with no other purpose than one-up-man-ship?
Asked by ththththth | 10 responses -
Why is sex called the birds and the bees? (NSFW?)
Asked by GloPro from iPhone | 10 responses -
What is the longest word you know with no repeated letters?
Asked by playthebanjo | 34 responses -
(NSFW Language) Are the some of the oldest words in the English language really acronyms?
Asked by Strauss | 26 responses -
What is the origin of the phrase "hundred-dollar word"?
Asked by QgoesDown | 13 responses -
What is the origin of the phrase "hell-bent for leather" and why does it mean what it does?
Asked by LexWordsmith | 7 responses -
Where does the name Switzerland come from?
Asked by hobbitsubculture | 8 responses -
(NSFW) What are some good phrases or words used to express surprise, anger and such?
Asked by Berserker | 38 responses -
When did we start saying "breakfast, lunch, and dinner" instead of "breakfast, dinner, and supper"?
Asked by occ | 34 responses -
What is the origin of the term "smart alec?"?
Asked by warpling | 22 responses -
Etymological question - why do words like debar and bar and depress and press mean the same things?
Asked by playthebanjo | 6 responses -
When was the first word written in print and what was it?
Asked by Inspired_2write | 9 responses -
Why is the word epoch pronounced "epic" in American English?
Asked by Ajoiner | 31 responses -
What is the etymology of 'fluther'?
Asked by Arbornaut | 7 responses -
When and where did the use of " Jesus Christ! " as a cuss word originate?
Asked by Sponge from iPhone | 5 responses -
How did the word "Jackass" become pejorative?
Asked by Knotmyday | 6 responses -
What movie does the phrase "You got this!" come from? And why does the phrase fill people with comfort?
Asked by Kraigmo | 7 responses -
What words are odd to you?
Asked by JLeslie from iPhone | 26 responses -
Where does the phrase "out of pocket" come from?
Asked by sfgal | 9 responses -
Word etymology help?
Asked by DrasticDreamer | 24 responses -
Is there such a thing as a "second world" country?
Asked by breedmitch | 7 responses -
Cerebullum vs. Antebellum?
Asked by pascalpp from iPhone | 2 responses -
Are the words philia (Greek) and filia (Latin) pronounced differently? And If so how?
Asked by Ajoiner | 7 responses -
Has "fabulous" become synonymous with "gay"?
Asked by xxii | 19 responses
