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How did "itch" come to be used to mean "scratch" as in "I had to itch my leg"?
etymology
verbs
origin-unknown
transitive-verbs
“legal beagle” vs. “legal eagle”
origin-unknown
eggcorn
reduplication
Why are Irish people called "turk" and "turkey"?
etymology
slang
pejorative-language
origin-unknown
Origin, meaning, and derivation of 'boof' as a verb in U.S. slang
etymology
american-english
slang
origin-unknown
Etymology of "bridge" (the card game)
etymology
historical-change
origin-unknown
What is the origin of the quote, “You can satisfy some of the people all the time..."?
etymology
quotes
origin-unknown
Origin of the name 'Knickerbocker Glory'?
etymology
origin-unknown
food
Is “snitty” a popular American English term? What is its origin?
meaning
american-english
usage
origin-unknown
Why "English" but not "Anglish"?
etymology
phonology
old-english
historical-change
origin-unknown
Origin of the word "shill" ("shillaber")
etymology
origin-unknown
Why doesn't English have a separate word for "head hair"? (head hair vs. body hair)
etymology
usage
history
historical-change
origin-unknown
Where did "humongous" first appear?
etymology
slang
origin-unknown
portmanteau-words
Is "kip" Chinese in origin?
etymology
british-english
loanwords
origin-unknown
Why is mutton used for both sheep meat and goat meat?
usage
north-american-english
origin-unknown
Where did 'cahoot" come from, when did it first appear, and how did it acquire its pejorative sense?
meaning
etymology
pejorative-language
loanwords
origin-unknown
Did ‘alakazam’ magically appear out of the thin air?
etymology
slang
origin-unknown
catch-phrases
Etymology of “dude” and progression in language
etymology
origin-unknown
Etymological origin and earliest recorded occurrence of 'saunter' in English
etymology
history
origin-unknown
variants
Why is a 'vulgar fraction' called 'vulgar'?
mathematics
technical
origin-unknown
"-ia" in country names
phrase-origin
origin-unknown
language-evolution
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