- etymology - How widely used is the word tush - English Language . . .
In my dialect of American English, the word "tush" or "tushy" is a dimminuitive of "rear end" (e g , something you'd say about a baby, not as harsh as "butt" and a word you aren't ashamed to say to
- etymology - Origin of tail over teakettle? - English Language Usage . . .
According to The Phrase Finder, it is a variation of ass end over teakettle and actually Ngran shows that its usage started a few years later They are both variations ( other variations exit ) from the well-established expression 'head over heels' 'Tail is probably used with reference to previous versions which used 'ass or butt ' To me it's most likely just one of those made up sayings
- When and where did spanking begin to be used as an adjective?
The connection between the baby and the spank on the tushy is pretty well engrained in the American psyche, I believe By the way, another Americanism is "as cute as a baby's bottom," (or sometimes "smooth as a baby's bottom") which adds another wrinkle to the notion of brand spanking newness
- etymology - Origin of the idiom butt of jokes - English Language . . .
Similar phrases: He is getting the brunt of the joke He is getting the raw end of the deal He got the business end of a sword Someone who continually gets the joke butts can be referred to as a butt monkey but that may be returning to using "butt" to mean your tushy
- Was the informal usage of kosher an AmE one originally?
They, and their children (or at least many of them) spoke a low-brow version of American English whose contribution to American culture includes such words as tushy, heiny, chutzpah, mitzvah, schlep, "enjoy!", etc, and, yes, kosher, too
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