Aug 18, 2011 · 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 …

Nov 25, 2011 · Etymonline explains:. cum (verb and noun) seems to be a modern (by 1973) variant of the sexual sense of come that originated in pornographic writing, perhaps first in the …

Jan 29, 2011 · The word 'pen' means hill. Later, the next incomers changed the hill's name to 'Pendle', meaning 'hill hill'. And then the next incomers, not knowing the etymology (and sadly …

Mar 24, 2017 · By the by dates from the 1610’s (confirmed by Alenanno’s data), and the key (and originality) to its etymology is in the second by. Etymonline says of by: Originally an adverbial …

Etymology Online offers that beaver in the gynecological sense is British slang dating from 1927, transferred from earlier meaning "a bearded man" (1910), or from the appearance of split …

Sep 24, 2013 · I read of the words "polite" and "politics" on Wiktionary. They originate from Latin word for "smooth" and Greek word for "state", so superficially i concluded they have nothing in …

Online Etymology Dictionary; Google Books, set date range and sort by date* Google Ngram Viewer; Bill Mullins has a giant list of Full Text Databases; Internet Archive; Project Gutenberg; …

Dec 21, 2016 · The newspaper shows no interest in the meaning or etymology of the name kuklux klan, and very little journalistic curiosity as to the group's motives or intentions. In fact, the …

Aug 10, 2024 · 'The basic sources of [The Online Etymological Dictionary] are Weekley's "An Etymological Dictionary of Modern English," Klein's "A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary …

Jul 5, 2012 · An alternate etymology is that of friendly condescension; the terms can be literally used when talking to one's peer, junior, or brother: "Oh boy, you've screwed up this time" …