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Why is an Imperial hundredweight not a hundred of anything?

Origin of "tail over teakettle"?

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When was the term "idiot box" coined?

etymology slang phrase-origin

Why aren't optical illusions called visual illusions?

Origin of "Trick or Treat"

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How did “dial back” come to mean “to reduce pressure on sth”

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Earliest use of "book," the slang verb meaning "to leave quickly" [duplicate]

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When and how did the word hashtag come about? [duplicate]

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"The Nuts" in Poker

etymology slang phrase-origin

Origin of distinction between "one" and "a/an"?

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When did "gay" become associated with homosexuality? [duplicate]

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What are the origins of "take you up on it"

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Whence the English Plural -s? [duplicate]

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When did the expression "Poor man's <noun>" originate?

Why does "lemon" mean "inferior"? [duplicate]

etymology word-usage

What is the origin of "fine" meaning a legal penalty? [closed]

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Any connection between -dom (kingdom) and dharma?

Daily in terms of annual [closed]

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I didn't come here for an argument

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Origin and usage of "coming-out "

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