Showing posts with label Etymology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Etymology. Show all posts

Monday, August 07, 2017

This week, Orrin Hatch, Professor of Idioms, Euphemisms,
 and Etymologies, will give a one-hour lecture on the phrase, 
'shot their wad'.

Friday, November 27, 2009

"Excuse me, sir, but do you know if 'Dubai' and
'dubious' are etymologically related?"

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Etymologist Claims to Have Found Proof That Our
English Word, 'Dickhead', Originated in India

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Ever wonder about the origin of the phrase, 'weird beard'?

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Pictorial Etymology of 'Bush League'

Sunday, August 10, 2008

"Good Lord! I just realized πόλις is the root of 'polís', 'police',
'policy', 'politics', 'politician', and 'The Politico'. Those archaic
Greeks sure knew how to take revenge on the future, didn't they?"