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Hip Hip Hooray!

nov 21 at 15:21 coleopterist 20.3k

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“I'm on the brew”

etymology british-english slang scottish-english

nov 23 at 17:39 Hugo 30.8k

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How and when did American spelling supersede British spelling in the US?

american-english british-english orthography history dictionaries

oct 28 at 17:32 coleopterist 20.3k

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Medical term for deafness

single-word-requests terminology analogy medical

oct 12 at 18:27 coleopterist 20.3k

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Yes, no, adverbs, and interjections

adverbs part-of-speech interjections exclamations

aug 17 at 18:47 Marcus_33 4,110

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What are the components of a word called?

etymology terminology

aug 4 at 14:22 dhasenan 150

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Etymology of 'ripped' as in 'ripped abs'

etymology slang

jan 19 at 20:00 Hugo 30.8k

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Checked-out teenagers

meaning phrases

jan 20 at 14:43 Robusto 82.4k

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Pedlar vs. peddler

etymology orthography suffixes agent-noun-suffix

nov 20 at 4:22 StoneyB 20.5k

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Term for a person who can read but cannot write

single-word-requests terminology

oct 11 at 3:53 JLG 14.7k

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Why does 'coed' only mean female coeducational students?

etymology

oct 20 at 14:06 coleopterist 20.3k

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Pronunciation of “Celt”: /kɛlt/ vs. /sɛlt/

nouns pronunciation ethnonyms

dec 2 at 13:26 Community♦ 1

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“He rolled his toilet things into his housewife”

etymology terminology history synecdoche

dec 27 at 21:31 RegDwighт♦ 45.3k

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Different types of whistling

single-word-requests phrase-requests terminology music

jan 6 at 20:58 tchrist 36.4k

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Meaning of “Y-o-u-u Tom!”

meaning etymology american-english history literature

dec 28 at 4:38 Dena Jansen 1

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Why are Australian redheads often called 'bluey'?

slang australian-english nicknames colors

jan 21 at 19:30 MετάEd 13.5k

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Alternative definitions of wifebeater

etymology word-usage

feb 16 at 21:18 J.R. 33.9k

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Origin of “as useful as a chocolate teapot / fireguard”

etymology simile

feb 22 at 17:12 Hugo 30.8k

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Is 'Jap' still considered an ethnic slur?

offensive-language ethnonyms

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Old (professional) Adam

meaning expressions books

sep 6 at 19:48 coleopterist 20.3k

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“Bust a cap” meaning and derivation

etymology expressions american-english aave

oct 4 at 21:23 Hugo 30.8k

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Antonyms and mutually exclusive words

terminology antonyms

oct 14 at 17:44 coleopterist 20.3k

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Normans vs. Saxons: cow = beef, sheep = mutton, chicken =?

etymology history analogy food french

oct 12 at 18:53 jwpat7 37k

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Water : Aquatic :: Sand : xxx?

single-word-requests adjectives analogy

jan 6 at 1:40 tchrist 36.4k

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Pronunciation of 'aunt' in the US

pronunciation american-english accent

jan 3 at 4:26 coleopterist 20.3k

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Why king and queen rather than king and kingess?

etymology history analogy

jan 18 at 18:58 Barrie England 78.9k

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Words based on the names of gods

single-word-requests etymology vocabulary proper-nouns religion

jan 17 at 1:07 MT_Head 8,814

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Cooking apples and cleaning ladies

grammar gerund

oct 20 at 7:12 John Lawler 35.5k

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“Native” names and “western” names?

terminology names

oct 30 at 22:17 Charles 1,414

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Etymology of lisp

etymology onomatopoeia

nov 15 at 20:29 StoneyB 20.5k

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