What is hype? Where does the word come from?
The first dictionary definition of hype (1967) was ' excessive or misleading publicity or advertising'.
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Where does the word baseball come from?
The word comes from England, t he country that famously doesn't play modern baseball.
Where does the word tsumami come from?
The word Tsunami first appeared in a National Geographic Magazine article in 1896. On the evening of June 15, 1896, the northeast coast of Hondo, the main island of Japan, was struck by a tsunami, a great earthquake wave…
Where does the word Easter come from?
The word Easter is not in the New Testament. Nor does it feature in most translations of the Bible into vernacular languages.
Why 'Maundy' Thursday?
The earliest citation of maunde to describe the Thursday before Easter in Middle English dates to the mid-15C.
Why do we say 'Good' Friday?
Photo by Sincerely Media on Unsplash It may seem odd that Christians call their day of greatest sorrow Good Friday.
Origin of the word rookie
A rookie is someone new or recently promoted to a higher level of competition or responsibility.
Where does the word shampoo come from?
Shampoo is the Hindi/Urdu word chāmpo for a head massage with oil.
Why do we say 'flea market'?
March aux puces - original flea market still popular in Paris A mysterious term, given that the market for fleas is limited. There are two (vaguely) plausible theories:
What does Kabuki mean? How is this term used in politics?
Kabuki theatre is a stylised Japanese dance-drama tradition.
Three Christmas songs that do not mention Christmas?
'picture print by Currier and Ives' mentioned in Sleigh Ride Most Yuletide songs get the 'c' word into the first line - see I Wish It Would Be Christmas Every Day (coming to a shopping mall near you) or Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time (still helping Paul McCartney put his food on his table). And even the magnificent Mariah doesn't leave you wondering with her letter to Santa There is, though, a select group of seasonal standards that make no specific reference to the festival itself.
Origin of word blackmail?
The original meaning of blackmail was not directly connected to the concept of extortion