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Etymology of words starting with the letter B
What re the origins of the words, "bootlegger", "redneck", and "leatherneck"?
by cehowski on November 3rd, 2010
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by Anonymous on December 31st, 1969
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Who came up with the word "Buffalo"?
by ................l on October 8th, 2010
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6 answers
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Could this possible be the origin of the nasty word "skank"?
"Sk"intight T"ank"??
by CosmicWunderkind on July 5th, 2010
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no answers
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a fatherless child is a bastard... what would you call a motherless child?
by TAPriceCTR s son is wearing his COAT on June 11th, 2010
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Where does the word "bible" come from?
by StupidGirl on November 10th, 2009
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2 answers
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Is there any difference between a "bitch" an a "biotch?"
by ThorThpot on September 28th, 2009
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2 answers
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Why doesn't anyone use the term 'bastard' for what it actually means anymore?
by Melissa on September 15th, 2009
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5 answers
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How do YOU pronounced "blessed?" Is it two syllables ("bless-ed") for you, or do you say it so it sounds like "blest?" Is the pronunciation a regional, racial, or religious thing? (I pronounce it as "blest.")
by Anonymous on September 9th, 2009
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10 answers
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What type of person do Australians call a boofhead?
by keithold is a prodigal bagger on August 11th, 2009
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2 answers
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What is a bodega?
by Running, Fall Up on August 4th, 2009
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What is a “bulrushes?”
by Running, Fall Up on August 4th, 2009
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4 answers
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Where did they come up with the phrase "Bye Bye?" Why is the same word used twice?
by Freedom00 on July 22nd, 2009
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3 answers
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How did the word "booty" come to mean your butt?
by raylrodr on April 28th, 2009
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2 answers
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Do you think it behooves us to retain antiquated words in our vocabulary? (I love that word - behooves)
by dea_ex_machina on April 13th, 2009
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What name is given to both a short jacket and Spanish dance?
by keithold is a prodigal bagger on January 18th, 2009
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What name is shared by a dog and the ship that had Charles Darwin as its naturalist?
by keithold is a prodigal bagger on December 22nd, 2008
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2 answers
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What the heck is a Beatnik?
by Running, Fall Up on December 4th, 2008
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9 answers
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Bimbo wats is that means?
by Anonymous on November 22nd, 2008
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2 answers
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What is the derivation of the word bejeezus? Is it a form of Jesus? Or just a slang word for something? I know how the word is used. Just curious about the derivation:)
by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on November 22nd, 2008
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2 answers
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When I say the word "batching", can you put it into a sentence?
by sm00z on November 19th, 2008
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8 answers
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What is the origin of the word bigot?
by Doggie S on November 8th, 2008
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6 answers
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What is the origin of the word 'Blimp'? Wasn't it originally called a dirigible?
by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on November 2nd, 2008
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3 answers
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What is the origin of the word "brainwash"?
by Doggie S on October 25th, 2008
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3 answers
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Where the word "button" originate?
by Hoops1 on September 2nd, 2008
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one answer
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If we’ve gone blind in the past, why can’t we be blound?
by Running, Fall Up on August 14th, 2008
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one answer
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Is the word "bottle " one syllable or two?
by Anonymous on August 12th, 2008
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What word means the calibre of a gun, the hole in the middle of a wind instrument and a person you don't want to get stuck with at a dinner party?
by keithold is a prodigal bagger on July 30th, 2008
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2 answers
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What word is both a form of applause and a letter in the phonetic alphabet?
by keithold is a prodigal bagger on July 29th, 2008
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3 answers
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What is the origin of "the Boogyman"....and why is he used to scare children?
by Scifisuz on June 9th, 2008
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one answer
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When did the word "billeted" come into use?
by loveschimps on June 3rd, 2008
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one answer
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Where did the term 'bookworm' come from?
by QuinnFan on May 19th, 2008
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4 answers
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How did the word bowdlerised come to be?
by Owl Zero on May 3rd, 2008
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one answer
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Another word for bootlegger?
by ssspl on May 2nd, 2008
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6 answers
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What is a barracuda? (not the fish)
by Harleyboyaj on April 8th, 2008
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10 answers
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What, precisely, in your own words, is 'blasphemy'?
by Freddy Says remove all moderation points on March 23rd, 2008
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10 answers
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What words are the plural of brother?
by keithold is a prodigal bagger on March 8th, 2008
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9 answers
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What is the origin of the word 'Bucaneer'?
by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on February 26th, 2008
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4 answers
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Where does the computer term "byte" come from?
by Galeanda on February 16th, 2008
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2 answers
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What is the origin of the word Bhenchood, and what does it mean?
by koolxxx on January 3rd, 2008
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3 answers
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What is a Ben-Gal? Where does the name come from?
by FancyFeast on December 23rd, 2007
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4 answers
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