Wordorigins.org<p>Khaki</p><p><a href="https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/khaki" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wordorigins.org/big-list-entri</span><span class="invisible">es/khaki</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/wordorigins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wordorigins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/colonialism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>colonialism</span></a></p>
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Dave Muth<p>Fun podcast, but I love reading A Way with Words at <a href="https://waywordradio.org/mox-nix/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">waywordradio.org/mox-nix/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/WordOrigins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WordOrigins</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a></p><p>...Baby Birding, Airsipping...Water-Drinking...</p><p>'...California...to birdie means “to drink from a bottle without touching it with...lips.”...this germ-avoidant act is...called airsipping, airing, baby birding. In...UK, you might sky a drink or air it...also bluetooth a beverage. The French equivalent is boire en wifi or “to drink in wifi mode,” that is, “drink without direct contact'</p>
Wordorigins.org<p>food desert / food swamp</p><p><a href="https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/food-desert-food-swamp" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wordorigins.org/big-list-entri</span><span class="invisible">es/food-desert-food-swamp</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/wordorigins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wordorigins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a></p>
Wordorigins.org<p>cyclone</p><p><a href="https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/cyclone" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wordorigins.org/big-list-entri</span><span class="invisible">es/cyclone</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/wordorigins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wordorigins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a></p>
Wordorigins.org<p>satellite</p><p><a href="https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/satellite" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wordorigins.org/big-list-entri</span><span class="invisible">es/satellite</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/wordorigins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wordorigins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/space" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>space</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/astronomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>astronomy</span></a></p>
Wordorigins.org<p>gnome</p><p><a href="https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/gnome" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wordorigins.org/big-list-entri</span><span class="invisible">es/gnome</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/wordorigins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wordorigins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a></p>
Wordorigins.org<p>armadillo</p><p><a href="https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/armadillo" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wordorigins.org/big-list-entri</span><span class="invisible">es/armadillo</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/wordorigins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wordorigins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a></p>
Wordorigins.org<p>throuple</p><p><a href="https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/throuple" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wordorigins.org/big-list-entri</span><span class="invisible">es/throuple</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/wordorigins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wordorigins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/polyamory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polyamory</span></a></p>
Wordorigins.org<p>akimbo</p><p><a href="https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/akimbo" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wordorigins.org/big-list-entri</span><span class="invisible">es/akimbo</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/wordorigins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wordorigins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a></p>
Wordorigins.org<p>zeppelin</p><p><a href="https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/zeppelin" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wordorigins.org/big-list-entri</span><span class="invisible">es/zeppelin</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/wordorigins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wordorigins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a></p>
Wordorigins.org<p>Cajun / Acadian / Arcadian</p><p><a href="https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/cajun-acadian-arcadian" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wordorigins.org/big-list-entri</span><span class="invisible">es/cajun-acadian-arcadian</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/wordorigins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wordorigins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/louisiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>louisiana</span></a></p>
Wordorigins.org<p>confabulation / confab / fable</p><p><a href="https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/confabulation-confab-fable" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wordorigins.org/big-list-entri</span><span class="invisible">es/confabulation-confab-fable</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/wordorigins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wordorigins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a></p>
Wordorigins.org<p>vet / veterinarian / veteran</p><p><a href="https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/vet" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wordorigins.org/big-list-entri</span><span class="invisible">es/vet</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/wordorigins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wordorigins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a></p>
Wordorigins.org<p>nuclear option</p><p><a href="https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/nuclear-option" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wordorigins.org/big-list-entri</span><span class="invisible">es/nuclear-option</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/wordorigins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wordorigins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a></p>
Wordorigins.org<p>leopards eating people's faces</p><p><a href="https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/leopards-eating-peoples-faces" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wordorigins.org/big-list-entri</span><span class="invisible">es/leopards-eating-peoples-faces</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/wordorigins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wordorigins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/uspolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uspolitics</span></a></p>
Wordorigins.org<p>love bug</p><p><a href="https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/love-bug" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wordorigins.org/big-list-entri</span><span class="invisible">es/love-bug</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>entomology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/wordorigins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wordorigins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a></p>
Wordorigins.org<p>tarheel / rosin heel</p><p><a href="https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/tarheel-rosin-heel" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wordorigins.org/big-list-entri</span><span class="invisible">es/tarheel-rosin-heel</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/wordorigins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wordorigins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/northcarolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>northcarolina</span></a></p>
Wordorigins.org<p>fiscal / procurator-fiscal</p><p><a href="https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/fiscal-procurator-fiscal" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wordorigins.org/big-list-entri</span><span class="invisible">es/fiscal-procurator-fiscal</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/wordorigins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wordorigins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a></p>
Wordorigins.org<p>Francis Scott Key didn’t coin “star-spangled banner”; he wasn’t even the first Baltimore poet to write an ode to the American flag that was set to the tune of “Anacreon in Heaven”</p><p><a href="https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/star-spangled-spangle" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wordorigins.org/big-list-entri</span><span class="invisible">es/star-spangled-spangle</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/wordorigins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wordorigins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a></p>
Wordorigins.org<p>don't look a gift horse in the mouth</p><p><a href="https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/dont-look-a-gift-horse-in-the-mouth" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wordorigins.org/big-list-entri</span><span class="invisible">es/dont-look-a-gift-horse-in-the-mouth</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/etymology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>etymology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>language</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/wordorigins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wordorigins</span></a></p>
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