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Word Origins
Please settle an argument - what is the difference between a basilica and a cathedral?
Why was an old shilling called a bob and why was a sixpence called a tanner?
What is a boogle?
...is the difference between a Beep and a Bleep (apart from the L)?
Doesn't really matter, just thought I'd ask....
This saying is of course being what it means but what does it mean to some people?
Hi, Does anyone know if there is a word that describes what is left behind when something is gone? Like vapour trails when aplane passes or the smell of someone when they've gone. Thanks hollyuk...
What's the word for using 'Chair' and Bench for the office itself or the person(s) occupying that office, whereby we substitute a symbol or feature for the office itself ? Crown is another example....
When was the term "black ice" first used? During my childhood in the Uk in the 50s and 60s, I don't recall ever hearing of black ice. Now it seems to be the only sort of ice there is on the...
Why is Boxing day so called?
Thanks
John...
How did the words 'draw' and 'drawn' in ' a draw' and 'drawn game' come to mean a match ending in nobody being the winner? The Shorter Oxford Dictionary says the expression was originally 'a draw...
Where did the word 'poppycock' come from? I'm guessing it might have originated from India, possibly a word used regularly by the sahibs & memsahibs.
Anyone got any ideas?
Many Thanks
Zubar....
If a misogynist is a man who hates women.....what's a woman who hates men called ?
Anyone know the single word that describes someone who is promoted to a position above their capabilities? I thought it started with a Q but cannot find any reference to it.
