The When of Words @whenofwords
the etymology of words @sarahmaclean uses in her work in progress! on deadline Joined September 2009-
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David Foster Wallace was a wordsmith, but did you know his writing is cited in nearly 80 entries of the OED? on.nypl.org/1v211bY
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Black eye (n.) 1622. Joseph Taylor · Farewell to Tower-bottles. #olderthanyouthink
It's Saturday night and here's your bawdy #funfact: The phrase "flying f*ck" was originally coined to describe sex on horseback.
Come, v. “To experience sexual orgasm” 1650. #olderthanyouthink
Chuffed. 1957. “Pleased, satisfied” (with oneself). #damnilikethatone #soundsolder
suss. v. To work or figure out; to investigate, to discover the truth; Queen (1966): “Youth susses things out on its own.” #soundsolder
Hello, int. - 1827, US - Used as a greeting. Dickens (1841): Barnaby Rudge “Halloa there! Hugh!’ roared John.” #notasoldasyouthink
fanatical, adj - 1600 - Characteristic of a possessed person. Plutarch “Certaine fanaticall cries and voices” #veryapt
glamorous, adj. - 1885 - full of glamour. Harpers Magazine - “The mountains wore a glamorous purple” #toolate
RT @McMer314: Today's Word is brought to you by @Sarahmaclean and Regency words that really need to come back http://bit.ly/e53AgE
slum, n. - 1845, from back slum "back alley, street of poor people"
quid n., "one pound sterling," 1688, British slang, possibly from quid "that which is," as used in quid pro quo (q.v.).
primal, adj. c.1600, "belonging to the earliest age," from M.L. primalis "primary" (late 15c.), from L. primus "first."
Relax, v. - meaning "to become less tense" is recorded from 1935.
massage, n. 1876, from Fr. massage "friction of kneading," from masser "to massage," possibly from Arabic massa "to touch, feel, handle."
Panic - As a noun, first recorded 1708. The verb is 1827, from the noun.
touche, n. 1904, to acknowledge a hit in fencing or the success of an argument, or a witty point. (drat. would've been useful.)
evolve - v. "growth to maturity and development of an individual living thing" from the 1660s -- not Darwin, as some would expect.
WOTD: Smitten, in the sense of "inspired with love," 1663 from the Old Eng. "smitan"- to hit or beat. Hey. Love Hurts.
umpteen (1917) is World War I army slang, from umpty + teen. (umpty is morse code slang for dash, meaning "indefinite number.")
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