"Shit" is not an acronym. Nor is it a recent word. But it was taboo from c. 1600 and rarely appeared in print (neither Shakespeare nor the KJV has it), and even in the "vulgar" publications of the late 18c. it is disguised by dashes. It drew the wrath of censors as late as ...
Etymologists have been able to narrow OK’s origin down to a likely, although not certain, source(来源). It became widely used around the time of Martin Van Buren's run for president in 1840. His nickname was Old Kinderhook. What troubles word experts about this explanation is that the ...
Etymologists have been able to narrow OK's origin down to a likely,although not certain,source (来源).It became widely used around the time of Martin Van Buren's run for president in 1840.His nickname was Old Kinderhook.What troubles word experts about this explanation is that the phrase ...
To beon all foursis from 1719; earlieron all four(14c.).Four-letter wordas a euphemism for one of the short words generally regarded as offensive or objectionable is attested from 1923;four-letter manis recorded from 1920 (apparently as a euphemism fora shit). Compare Latinhomo trium litterar...
From the verbγινομαι(ginomai), to begin to be. Related names • Viaγινομαι(ginomai):Hermogenes The name Genesis In theHebrewtradition, the title of the book of Genesis is the same as the first word:בראשית(breshit), usually very roughly translated with...
link-sharing site Reddit in late 2014 claimed that the word was “used as an insult quite a lot lately, particularly by white, often male feminists on Twitter when calling out people who are blissfully unaware of how bigoted they’re acting (or are fully aware without giving a shit).” ...
(see the previous gleanings) have told me that they enjoy my blog, but invariably added: “I have read your post onfart. Very funny.” I remember that after dozens of newspapers reprinted thefartessay, I promised a continuation onshit. Perhaps I will keep my promise in 2013. But other ...
History in the making!!! Fabulous bit of historical knowledge: Ever wonder where the word shit comes from ... well here it is Certain types of manure used to be transported (as everything was back then) by ship ... well in dry form it weighs a lot less, but once water (at sea...
1700; shit or get off the pot is traced by Partridge to Canadian armed forces in World War II. pot (n.2) "marijuana," 1938, probably a shortened form of Mexican Spanish potiguaya "marijuana leaves." pot (v.) "to put in a pot," 1610s, from pot (n.1). Related: Potted; ...
Word Origins Dictionary dip[dip 词源字典] dip:[OE] Likedeep,dipcomes ultimately from a Germanic base *d(e)up- ‘deep, hollow’. The derived verb, *dupjan, produced Old Englishdyppan, ancestor of modern Englishdip. It originally meant quite specifically ‘immerse’ in Old English, sometimes...