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Etymology of words starting with the letter C
Do you think there'll be a Croatoan outbreak in 2012?
by Have A Nice Day on February 17th, 2011
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by Anonymous on December 31st, 1969
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What in the living, freaking HELL is a "Cannthalo?"
by Running, Fall Up on January 31st, 2010
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What is the Greek origin of "Christ" as a name?
by prof. mes solzhenitsy on November 28th, 2009
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What is a word beginning with the letters "COM"?
by -NUNYA-- on September 30th, 2009
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How did automobiles get to be known as 'cars'?
by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on September 27th, 2009
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Is it only Americans that use the word caucasian?
by Sandy - Sand on September 17th, 2009
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Would someone tell me what a “Chikibu” is already?
by Running, Fall Up on August 4th, 2009
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What is a carmine?
by Running, Fall Up on August 4th, 2009
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What is the origin of the word "crony"?
by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on August 3rd, 2009
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Who first coined the word coin as in "coined"?
by Jack wears love COAT on July 20th, 2009
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Why did they come up with the term "controlled substances" for drugs? Does it only refer to pharmaceuticals maybe?
by Amorphous Blob on June 26th, 2009
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What proper noun does the word Chemistry come from?
by 5DRelease on June 22nd, 2009
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What is the origin of "cop"
by mary jo on May 26th, 2009
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Why do people say "Congratulations!".....
by RobotMan on April 2nd, 2009
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The name "Canada" comes from what language and means what in that language?
by DwarfClown on March 16th, 2009
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Does the word 'coup' come from the same word that 'coop' comes from? 'Coup' meaning rebellion and 'coop' meaning enclosure.
by Farino on March 1st, 2009
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What is a CHAD, as in 'hanging chad'?
by Ed the Jetpacking Headbanger on February 14th, 2009
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What does a cash cow look like?
by DudeLer 2 on February 12th, 2009
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What does a cold blooded killer have to kill in order to be called a cold blooded killer?
by DudeLer 2 on February 12th, 2009
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What do you think of when someone says they are "curvy?"
by SoDifficult on January 26th, 2009
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Do you ever say "Can you dig it?"
by Mikeisha on January 13th, 2009
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Where did the term 'catty' originate in reference to human behavior? Its original meaning?
by JackofAllTrades on January 11th, 2009
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How did the word "Christmas" get the abbreviation "x-mas"?
by ScholarAtHeart on December 10th, 2008
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What name is shared by a piece of corn, a male swan and a bread roll?
by keithold is a prodigal bagger on October 7th, 2008
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Which animal does the adjective caprine refer to?
by keithold is a prodigal bagger on October 7th, 2008
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If someone is concupiscent, what are they?
by keithold is a prodigal bagger on September 28th, 2008
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What is the origian of the word 'cardigan'?
by Bohemian is back on September 25th, 2008
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What is the origin and meaning of camborina
by Anonymous on September 13th, 2008
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Croaked, crooked, or crunched? What is your word that begins with "CR"?
by sm00z on August 24th, 2008
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What is a Captcha and what is it used for?
by Drublic on August 21st, 2008
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What's the difference between center and centre? color and colour?
by We_stand_alone_together on August 14th, 2008
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From what language is the word charisma is borrrowed?
by Anonymous on July 8th, 2008
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What is the etymology of the word "craptacular"
by Kevisaurus is a Carnotaurus today on April 12th, 2008
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What is the etymology of the word "Celebutant"?
by Kevisaurus is a Carnotaurus today on April 11th, 2008
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What does "coalesce" mean?
by Perryman on April 2nd, 2008
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What is the etymology of the word 'Caprica'?
by Kevisaurus is a Carnotaurus today on March 30th, 2008
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Does anyone know how we came up with the term "crap"? You who live in the UK have a better chance of figuring this out.
by Anonymous on February 22nd, 2008
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I live in the Chav capital of the UK, very close to Chav(e)y Down. Without looking it up anywhere, who has the best personal definition of "Chav"?
by Freddy Says remove all moderation points on February 11th, 2008
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Who coined the phrase going for a constitutional meaning someone was going for a walk? The only information I can find is that it came into use in 1829.
by loveschimps on February 4th, 2008
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What does "crash rag" mean?
by otoko no onna on February 3rd, 2008
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