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etymology - Origin of the word "cum" - English Language
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 …
etymology - Where did the phrase "batsh*t crazy" come from?
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 …
etymology - Do these river names mean anything? - English …
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 …
etymology - What is the origin of the phrase ‘By the by...’?
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 …
How did the word "beaver" come to be associated with vagina?
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 …
etymology - Why is "pineapple" in English but "ananas" in all other ...
Nov 7, 2013 · From Wikipedia, . Columbus encountered the pineapple in 1493 on the Leeward island of Guadeloupe. He called it piña de Indes, meaning "pine of the Indians", and brought it …
etymology - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
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 …
etymology - Who, what, where, when, why, how. Why so many …
May 24, 2011 · Etymology: Old English hwā = Old Frisian hwā, Old Saxon hwe, hwie (Middle Dutch, Dutch wie), Old High German hwer, wer (Middle High German, German wer), Old …
What are some good sites for researching etymology? [closed]
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; …
etymology - Where does the term "Smurfing" come from?
Mar 21, 2011 · Hugo, normally I would say "why such a long answer for a definition that can be given in a few words, and maybe one link to any of the very many long explanations of the …