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"Pregnant" as a taboo word

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Why is there "a Romeo" but not "a Juliet"?

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What do you call the space where you park a car? Parking spot, space, bay or what?

asked Mar 22, 2016 at 11:25

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Was cleavage first used for Jane Russell?

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What sparked the figurative usage of “short fuse” in the 1960s?

asked May 29, 2022 at 19:18

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Is "gone" meaning "pregnant" a Britishism?

asked Feb 16, 2018 at 18:10

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Does the telecommunication “last mile” derive from the jail “last mile”?

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Idiom request for wasting time or money

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What’s the British English for “shotgun wedding”?

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What is a term or idiom for "blah blah blah" talk?

asked Mar 29, 2016 at 11:02

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An idiomatic alternative to "familiar with the matter"

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History of the idiomatic usage of vanilla

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Is there an informal term for the "best company in an industry"?

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What is the correct term for 'misleading' investigations?

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Origin of “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree”

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What does “sitter” refer to in babysitter?

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How did penthouse come to mean "luxury apartment "?

asked Aug 30, 2018 at 11:46

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What is the origin of "prepone" in Indian English?

asked Oct 25, 2018 at 12:58

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Meaning of to "will someone on"

asked Jul 13, 2016 at 15:18

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What popularized "a roll in the hay" in the 1940s?

asked Jun 7, 2016 at 19:28

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How did “fare-thee-well” come to mean “perfectly well”?

asked Dec 28, 2017 at 15:08

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Why is "bangs", meaning fringe, used in the plural?

asked Mar 7, 2018 at 16:15

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Origin of “on tilt”

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Boo as a term of endearment

asked Nov 19, 2018 at 13:29

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One or two-way mirror?

asked Aug 1, 2016 at 16:22

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Miss Marple and the “angels” of theatres

asked Jun 19, 2018 at 18:30

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Origin of the figurative sense of "smear"

asked May 23, 2019 at 10:47

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What’s the original sense of the term “alveary”?

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Origin of “the grass is always greener”

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Is “in the pipeline” an AmE idiom?

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147 Questions

"Pregnant" as a taboo word

Why is there "a Romeo" but not "a Juliet"?

What do you call the space where you park a car? Parking spot, space, bay or what?

Was cleavage first used for Jane Russell?

What sparked the figurative usage of “short fuse” in the 1960s?

Is "gone" meaning "pregnant" a Britishism?

Does the telecommunication “last mile” derive from the jail “last mile”?

Idiom request for wasting time or money

What’s the British English for “shotgun wedding”?

What is a term or idiom for "blah blah blah" talk?

An idiomatic alternative to "familiar with the matter"

History of the idiomatic usage of vanilla

Is there an informal term for the "best company in an industry"?

What is the correct term for 'misleading' investigations?

Origin of “the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree”

What does “sitter” refer to in babysitter?

How did penthouse come to mean "luxury apartment "?

What is the origin of "prepone" in Indian English?

Meaning of to "will someone on"

What popularized "a roll in the hay" in the 1940s?

How did “fare-thee-well” come to mean “perfectly well”?

Why is "bangs", meaning fringe, used in the plural?

Origin of “on tilt”

Boo as a term of endearment

One or two-way mirror?

Miss Marple and the “angels” of theatres

Origin of the figurative sense of "smear"

What’s the original sense of the term “alveary”?

Origin of “the grass is always greener”

Is “in the pipeline” an AmE idiom?