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Can you start a fire with boxing matches?
by Banana Breath plays the piano on April 22nd, 2012 | one answer | in More Etymology

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Have you ever heard anyone actually use the word "gross" meaning 144?
by Banana Breath plays the piano on April 14th, 2012 | 6 people like this | 16 answers | in More Etymology

Why do we call them "cocktails" if they don't have cocks and they don't have tails?
by Banana Breath plays the piano on April 13th, 2012 | 2 answers | in More Etymology

Are you bothered by the obvious idiocy of terms such as "disembark?"
by Banana Breath plays the piano on April 11th, 2012 | 4 answers | in More Etymology

If "NAY" was the old-time term for "NO," what was the old time term for "GO?"
by Tondoteottotote on March 8th, 2012 | 2 people like this | 5 answers | in More Etymology

Will we ever run out of two letter acronyms? (and still understand what people mean)
by Ombliss22 on January 13th, 2012 | no answers | in More Etymology

What word/words are thrown around carelessly, that it lost its meaning?
by HoboJoe on December 30th, 2011 | 6 people like this | 17 answers | in More Etymology

Is an orange (fruit) called an orange because it is orange in colour? Or is it the other way around?
by Marky Mark on December 22nd, 2011 | 6 people like this | 7 answers | in More Etymology

I wonder what the first euphemism was and who invented it. It doesn't change anything. "Downsizing" means fired. Why not say fired?
by RosieGHM Jetpacker on December 15th, 2011 | 3 people like this | 4 answers | in More Etymology

Can you make up a fake sounding curse word?
by Mister_Bromyde on December 10th, 2011 | 8 answers | in More Etymology

What's with all this "restrooms" and "bathrooms" when they really mean "toilet"? Is "toilet" considered a rude word on AB?
by Kenz the Frenz on December 3rd, 2011 | 4 people like this | 20 answers | in More Etymology

What is english oldest word?
by Aga-Khan-Durrani on November 27th, 2011 | 1 person likes this | 9 answers | in More Etymology

How come it seems right to say 23 year old boy but it seems wrong to say 40 year old boy?
by The Gawler on November 13th, 2011 | 4 answers | in More Etymology

Why do some people insist on calling toilets restrooms?
by Andy B has left AB on October 11th, 2011 | 9 people like this | 27 answers | in More Etymology

When somebody uses terms like "SYNERGY" "PARADIGM SHIFT" I think I am getting a load of bull crap.Which words/terms give you that feeling.
by ENigma on September 19th, 2011 | 1 person likes this | one answer | in More Etymology

Name something that starts with the word birth?
by JM1 on September 16th, 2011 | 3 people like this | 11 answers | in More Etymology

can i coin the term "atheistaphobe "?
by The Anonymous Witch on June 7th, 2011 | 5 people like this | 5 answers | in More Etymology

What idiom (common saying) do you use the most?
by Spicy Hot on May 31st, 2011 | 1 person likes this | 3 answers | in More Etymology

What is the meaning of the word 'GETHU' found in the TAMIL language? Could it be used to refer ONLY to one person ?
by Yogeshwaran_A on May 26th, 2011 | one answer | in More Etymology

Can you tell me the common thing shared by the exclamations GOSh and OMG?
by prof. mes solzhenitsy on May 10th, 2011 | 2 answers | in More Etymology

What is the opposite of "opposite"?
by TSCTH on April 9th, 2011 | 3 answers | in More Etymology

what is the one word u wish never existed???? ( i have two.....epic failure) oh and "OMG"
by Lorissa_B on April 8th, 2011 | 1 person likes this | 14 answers | in More Etymology

What word or phrase did you mishear/interpret incorrectly for longer then you would like to admit...?
by figwit on April 8th, 2011 | 1 person likes this | 4 answers | in More Etymology

Anyone else have any more obscure funny words I may put into a sentence?
by DarkMaskDiva/KBHCI on April 5th, 2011 | 4 answers | in More Etymology

i can not stand when people call things "retarded." what are your thoughts on this?
by Latinabeauty is ...indecisive... on March 3rd, 2011 | 2 people like this | 21 answers | in More Etymology

Words beginning with IC and ending with CE?
by Niva-Wants-Answers on February 24th, 2011 | 1 person likes this | one answer | in More Etymology

Could you give me a cliché answer upon my question: "how is it going"?
by prof. mes solzhenitsy on February 20th, 2011 | 4 people like this | 7 answers | in More Etymology

Is "please" the word you use most?
by prof. mes solzhenitsy on February 14th, 2011 | 3 people like this | 6 answers | in More Etymology

What is the etymology of the word "alphabet"?
by pearloaf is not yelling and dreams of bal on January 31st, 2011 | 3 answers | in More Etymology

Why do other people always use expressions I don't like fantastic, my goodness, awful, when I always use excellent, great,good,terrible?
by CosmicWunderkind on January 5th, 2011 | 2 people like this | 9 answers | in More Etymology

What's the difference between the prefixes hydro- and hygro- ?
by Merryweather123 on November 17th, 2010 | one answer | in More Etymology

Does the word agnostic come from the combination of aggravation and awe stuck together?
by CosmicWunderkind on November 14th, 2010 | 2 answers | in More Etymology

Is there a thing you cannot link to being holy (holy shit, holy macaroons, etc. etc) like unholy cow, unholy shit, etc, etc? hehe
by WABOO on September 27th, 2010 | one answer | in More Etymology

what does ''heavy heart'' mean exactly?
by mervy on September 22nd, 2010 | 1 person likes this | 3 answers | in More Etymology

Why is a person who plays the piano called a pianist, but a person who drives a racecar is not called a racist?
by bns0003 on September 13th, 2010 | 3 people like this | 11 answers | in More Etymology

Where does the saying 'running around like a blue assed fly' come from?
by Sharon_K4690 on September 7th, 2010 | 2 people like this | one answer | in More Etymology

What do you call it when government takes a portion of your earnings without consent under the threat of locking you away or harming you?
by Fruitpunchsamurai on September 1st, 2010 | 4 answers | in More Etymology

What is it called when someone kills an innocent person knowingly but unintentionally?
by Fruitpunchsamurai on September 1st, 2010 | 1 person likes this | 2 answers | in More Etymology

why is "electrocardiography" abbreviated with a K (EKG) ?
by Sympho de Proggy on July 26th, 2010 | 1 person likes this | 3 answers | in More Etymology

What is the Russian equivalent of the name 'Scott'?
by ScottFear2395 on July 22nd, 2010 | 3 answers | in More Etymology