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- etymology - Origin of the word cum - English Language Usage Stack . . .
What is the origin of the word cum? I'm trying to find the roots for its prevalent usage, especially in North America
- etymology - Why do people say buck for a dollar? - English Language . . .
The word has been in use in this sense since 1748 according to etymonline I would guess most currencies have changed their designs quite significantly since then, and the term likely didn't come from any design on a coin at all The fact that there happens to be a buck on the 1 rand coin is probably either coincidental or reversely causal: they could have put the buck on the coin because a
- etymology - What is the origin of the phrase playing hooky? - English . . .
What does the word "hooky" mean in the phrase "play hooky" (skipping class truancy) and where did it come from?
- etymology - What are the components of a word called? - English . . .
The etymology of the word parasol states that it arises "from para- (“to shield”) + sole (“sun”)" I would like to know what the two components, para and sole, are called in this example
- What is the etymology of cornhole? - slang
The hole whence such undigested corn emanates thus became known as the cornhole, and the verb to cornhole referring to anal sex was a natural extension I'm asserting this is the correct etymology based on widely available anecdotal evidence, relatively frequent mention in comedy, and Occam's razor
- etymology - What is the origin of cattywampus - English Language . . .
A commonly proposed etymology (proposed in the 19th century) derives cater, from French quatre (“four”) (hence “four corner” – at the opposite corner of a square), and similarly cater-cousin from “fourth cousin”, while Liberman rejects this as implausible – similar terms from French are simply calqued as “four corners
- How does pussy come to mean coward?
The word pussy is often used to mean "coward" This guy is a pussy and I am wondering why How are woman's genitals related to being a "coward"?
- etymology - Where did the word “quim” come from? - English Language . . .
Both the OED and Etymonline offer no clue as to origin of the slang term quim, meaning minge The OED’s earliest citations are from the 18th, which isn’t quite as old as Adam, but has certainly been
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