User MrHen

74 votes

3 answers

32k views

What is the origin of "daemon" with regards to computing?

etymology jargon

asked Jun 24, 2011 at 17:33

39 votes

9 answers

104k views

What are the similarities and differences between "irony" and "sarcasm"?

meaning differences

asked May 23, 2011 at 13:27

35 votes

15 answers

11k views

"True" is to "false" as "truth" is to... what?

meaning single-word-requests antonyms analogy

asked May 25, 2011 at 18:59

28 votes

4 answers

5k views

Meaning and origin of "dog whistle" (e.g., Trump's Assassination Dog Whistle)

meaning etymology

asked Aug 11, 2016 at 17:36

26 votes

3 answers

22k views

Is there a general rule for the prefixation of "un-" and "de-" to words?

differences prefixes un-de morphological-domains productive-affixes

asked May 18, 2011 at 16:38

26 votes

4 answers

2k views

Is there a name for this type of insult: "I am friends with many manly men. And Gary."?

phrases single-word-requests idioms

asked Apr 21, 2011 at 13:04

21 votes

3 answers

13k views

How old is the word "prolly"?

etymology slang

asked Jun 6, 2011 at 13:31

20 votes

4 answers

6k views

Where did "snuck" come from?

etymology conjugation strong-verbs

asked Jul 20, 2011 at 18:54

19 votes

3 answers

2k views

Is this usage of "lol" considered a hedge?

slang

asked May 10, 2011 at 13:46

19 votes

4 answers

9k views

Why didn't "spiel" get spelled with an "sh"?

etymology pronunciation orthography pronunciation-vs-spelling german

asked Nov 14, 2016 at 19:31

18 votes

2 answers

68k views

Origin of "janky" as in, "This setup is janky."

etymology

asked Mar 24, 2015 at 15:10

14 votes

5 answers

16k views

Is there a good rule of thumb for plurals of words ending in "o"?

grammatical-number orthography suffixes silent-letters irregular

asked Apr 29, 2011 at 16:25

13 votes

3 answers

28k views

Are monetary values plural? [duplicate]

grammatical-number money

asked Jun 16, 2012 at 15:31

13 votes

4 answers

5k views

Why is "rollback it" incorrect?

verbs nouns terminology compounds

asked Feb 28, 2014 at 22:30

12 votes

6 answers

24k views

How are "yes" and "no" formatted in sentences?

punctuation quotes

asked Apr 18, 2011 at 14:29

11 votes

3 answers

2k views

When does a neologism cease to be a neologism?

etymology neologisms

asked May 11, 2011 at 20:46

11 votes

2 answers

17k views

Can I use two colons in a sentence?

punctuation writing-style colon

asked Apr 10, 2014 at 14:50

10 votes

3 answers

8k views

Is the expression "showed it what for" or "showed it one for"?

etymology idioms

asked Jun 26, 2011 at 17:47

10 votes

7 answers

12k views

Is there a term for a word that defeats its own purpose?

single-word-requests

asked May 3, 2011 at 4:08

10 votes

4 answers

1k views

What is the historical process by which words formerly considered vulgar become simply rude words?

history language-evolution offensive-language

asked Mar 24, 2011 at 16:47

9 votes

6 answers

3k views

Has "dilemma" ever been restricted to two options?

meaning word-usage history

asked Jul 13, 2011 at 4:07

8 votes

2 answers

42k views

Where did "duck, duck, gray duck" come from?

etymology dialects

asked Oct 25, 2013 at 14:28

8 votes

4 answers

17k views

Where did the word "proc" originate?

etymology neologisms

asked May 22, 2014 at 18:31

8 votes

5 answers

28k views

What is the origin of "shh"?

etymology exclamations sounds

asked May 10, 2011 at 2:31

8 votes

3 answers

2k views

What do I call a word with roots from multiple languages?

etymology single-word-requests roots

asked Jun 8, 2011 at 13:26

7 votes

2 answers

12k views

How does "each" change "are" to "is"?

grammaticality verbs grammatical-number

asked May 11, 2011 at 18:18

7 votes

2 answers

2k views

Where did "sorry" get its vowel sound?

etymology pronunciation vowels

asked Sep 14, 2011 at 13:10

7 votes

3 answers

2k views

Are "like" and "such as" completely synonymous?

word-choice synonyms as-like

asked Apr 11, 2011 at 15:41

7 votes

3 answers

18k views

What is the definition and origin of "imba"?

meaning etymology slang

asked Apr 15, 2011 at 18:25

7 votes

3 answers

6k views

What is the origin of "dox" and "doxing"?

etymology neologisms

asked Jul 11, 2014 at 14:56

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66 Questions

What is the origin of "daemon" with regards to computing?

What are the similarities and differences between "irony" and "sarcasm"?

"True" is to "false" as "truth" is to... what?

Meaning and origin of "dog whistle" (e.g., Trump's Assassination Dog Whistle)

Is there a general rule for the prefixation of "un-" and "de-" to words?

Is there a name for this type of insult: "I am friends with many manly men. And Gary."?

How old is the word "prolly"?

Where did "snuck" come from?

Is this usage of "lol" considered a hedge?

Why didn't "spiel" get spelled with an "sh"?

Origin of "janky" as in, "This setup is janky."

Is there a good rule of thumb for plurals of words ending in "o"?

Are monetary values plural? [duplicate]

Why is "rollback it" incorrect?

How are "yes" and "no" formatted in sentences?

When does a neologism cease to be a neologism?

Can I use two colons in a sentence?

Is the expression "showed it what for" or "showed it one for"?

Is there a term for a word that defeats its own purpose?

What is the historical process by which words formerly considered vulgar become simply rude words?

Has "dilemma" ever been restricted to two options?

Where did "duck, duck, gray duck" come from?

Where did the word "proc" originate?

What is the origin of "shh"?

What do I call a word with roots from multiple languages?

How does "each" change "are" to "is"?

Where did "sorry" get its vowel sound?

Are "like" and "such as" completely synonymous?

What is the definition and origin of "imba"?

What is the origin of "dox" and "doxing"?