Tag: etymology
- The word “miracle” suggests, through common usage, a positive thing. Has it always? Or, like “awe”, did it used to simply mean “momentous”
- The origin of the phrase “circular firing squad”
- Why does the phrase “as well as” mean “in addition to”
- The origin of the term “red team” for a group simulating an adversary
- The etymology of the phrase “Scraping the bottom of the barrel”
- The origin of the joke ‘a freckle past a hair’ when one is asked the time of day
- Where does the word stoothing come from? Is it used in any other contexts apart from “stoothing wall”
- The etymology of ID (or I.D.), as in something used for identification
- What sport is being referenced in the phrase “take one for the team”
- Are the words “proverb” and “pronoun” etymologically related