Etymology
BALD CHAUVINISTS
When I think of the word chauvinism, I immediately associate it with sexism, although it can also refer to biased support for any group. Historically, it was linked to…
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The term wisteria, which refers to a genus of colorful climbing shrubs, was coined in 1819 by English anatomist…
BADGERING BADGERS
Read the latest update on this topic here.I recently received an intriguing question about the connection between the word badger,…
FIRST IMPRESSION
In the early 1860s, a group of Parisian artists fed up with the strict rules of France's Académie des…
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Q: Is the usage of "beholden" in terms of being bound by a schedule becoming more common and considered correct?…
INVENTING THE WHEEL
The history of the word wheel dates back to the 800s, where it was originally spelled as hweol. By the…
NUMBER PLACE
My earliest memories involve watching my mother and grandmother engrossed in sudoku puzzles. It's surprising to think that the…
OUT OF FETTERS
When the word expedition was first attested in English in 1430, it referred specifically to military campaigns. Soon thereafter, it came…
HONEY MONTH
The term honeymoon was initially documented in a 1546 dialect book as hony moone, with variations in spelling at that…