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Origin of "Why is a mouse when it spins?" riddle

What is the origin of 'fuddy-duddy'?

What is the origin of the use of "bung" as a bribe

What is the etymology of "yonks"?

Etymology of "Devil-may-care"

Origin and Etymology of Kush/Cush in regards to animals

Origin of the term 'truther' as applied to conspiracy theorists

The etymology of "snooze"

"youse" as a plural second person pronoun

Source of the phrase "call [somebody] out of name"

When and from where did "guns" become slang for biceps?

Origin of “quid” in its sense of a sovereign or guinea

What is the origin of the phrase "triple threat"?

Earliest printed record of the phrase "in the blink of an eye"?

Origin of "kettle of fish"

What is the origin of idiom wrap someone in cotton wool?

What is the origin of the phrase "bad blood"?

What is the origin of "Judas gate"?

When did Monkeys start making wrenches?

What's the origin of the phrase "show true colours?"