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• Are the words 'renege' and 'renegotiate' related, etymologically?

  Asked by elbanditoroso | 2 responses

• [Absolutely NSFW] Vocabulary and etymology question?

  Asked by elbanditoroso | 14 responses

• Why is it called small talk?

  Asked by yaujj48 | 13 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 is the figure of speech of "something being recorded on a potato", referring to video of low quality, derived from?

  Asked by ragingloli | 1 response

• When did “yep” become “yup”?

  Asked by Kardamom from iPhone | 20 responses

• Does anyone know a GOOD website that explains the meaning or etymology of given ("first") names?

  Asked by Yellowdog | 3 responses

• When was the first word written in print and what was it?

  Asked by Inspired_2write | 9 responses

• Why do some people say "it's just an ideology" when referring to a policy, proposal, rule etc., they don't like?

  Asked by flo | 11 responses

• Erudite and creative Fluther vocabularians, please help me find (or maybe create?) a word for this (please see details)?

  Asked by canidmajor | 20 responses

• Where does the word "Goon" come from?

  Asked by rojo | 9 responses

• What is the word that ends in able or ible for (medication for example) that get applied to the skin?

  Asked by flo | 10 responses

• How did the word "understand" come to relate the concept of knowing?

  Asked by RealEyesRealizeRealLies | 3 responses

• Is it offensive to say "sorry" when you don't have any cash on you when approached by the homeless?

  Asked by NerdyKeith | 24 responses

• What is the origin of the phrase "hundred-dollar word"?

  Asked by QgoesDown | 13 responses

• Where are the garbage flies until the garbage comes out?

  Asked by flo | 8 responses

• Is the word "against" the right word to use in the following statement?

  Asked by flo | 24 responses

• Does the word liquefy have anything to do with the word liquid?

  Asked by flo | 13 responses

• How far back does the exclamation "Yee-haw" go?

  Asked by Ltryptophan | 3 responses

• Do homonyms make you think?

  Asked by BellaB | 21 responses

• In "PMD: Explorers of Time and Darkness", why does the human who turned into a pokemon and his partner call themselves (in Japanese) "Team Pokedans"?

  Asked by luigirovatti | 2 responses

• What is the origin of the term "candy strippers"?

  Asked by Unbroken | 8 responses

• Word etymology help?

  Asked by DrasticDreamer | 24 responses

• What words are odd to you?

  Asked by JLeslie from iPhone | 26 responses

• Is there a word for the mixture of hunger and arousal felt when looking at really delicious food?

  Asked by cthulette | 16 responses

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