etymology
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 29, 2001
Was the term 'hot dog' coined by a sports cartoonist who couldn't spell 'dachshund'?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
March 26, 2001
Nylon stockings hit the market in 1939, after being introduced at the New York World's Fair.
Written by: David Mikkelson
March 11, 2001
The term 'blue laws' historically defined regulations intended to preserve the Sabbath by proscr ...
Written by: Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson
Jan. 21, 2001
Neither the concept nor the word 'picnic' originated with crowds gathering to witness extrajudic ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Jan. 21, 2001
Did the word 'handicap' originate with the disabled's having to beg for a living?
Written by: David Mikkelson
Jan. 9, 2001
Were brass monkeys used to store cannonballs on ships?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Dec. 16, 2000
A list purported to offer the origins of numerous common English-language sayings dating to the ...
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
April 24, 2000
Does the phrase 'mad as a hatter' refer to hat-makers poisoned by mercury fumes?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
July 12, 1999
Did the word "fuck" originate as an acronym of the phrase "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge"?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
Dec. 31, 1998
What is the origin of name of the L.A. street gang known as the Crips?
Written by: Barbara Mikkelson
March 12, 1998
Did 'red light district' come from railway brakemen leaving their lanterns on cathouse porches?
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