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Apolitical synonym for "racism" [duplicate]

single-word-requests etymology

What is the first usage of the word "doobie" in OED? [duplicate]

etymology slang

Etymology of "altar of success"

etymology phrases

What does "glue lifters" mean?

Why is the inhabitant of a country called a “citizen”, instead of a "countrizen"?

etymology usage

Origin of peanut gallery

where did the word 'skunt,' meaning to cut your grass very low, come from?

etymology verbs

About the AmE expression "pound the pavement"

etymology american-english phrase-usage

Was Valentino the first person to be called ‘sexy’?

word-usage etymology semantics

How recent is the use of "so" as in "I'm so full", and did it originate in US or UK English?

etymology intensifying-adverbs

Earliest use of "rookie"? [closed]

Origin of the phrase: "they went back to the well"

Why do people seem to get so triggered at the word "plebeians"? [closed]

word-usage etymology usage pejorative-language

Origin of POSSLQ

The phrase "iron out bugs"

etymology phrases idioms

Connection between 'proxy', 'pronumeral' and 'pronoun'?

etymology prefixes

What does it mean to patch cables or devices together?

meaning etymology american-english

Do words "iron" and "irony" have anything in common?

What is a “crypto-portrait”?

meaning etymology nouns

Pronunciation of onomatopoeia, pharmacopoeia, etc

etymology pronunciation suffixes greek