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@luciehfrost.bsky.socialOne missing letter. One surprisingly important story. #wordorigins #vocabulary #howthehelldidinotknowthat
@luciehfrost.bsky.socialOne missing letter. One surprisingly important story. #wordorigins #vocabulary #howthehelldidinotknowthat
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Annie's Origin of Words and Phrases
"Paint the Town Red"
#etymology, #wordorigins, #linguistics, #languagehistory, #wordnerd
@wordorigins.bsky.socialGrammy
@wordorigins.bsky.socialEmmy / image orthicon
@luciehfrost.bsky.socialWhat number do you dress to? I’m usually somewhere around a six or seven, but I finally went looking for why the hell we say “dressed to the nines.” More wonderfully unnecessary knowledge: https://www.luciefrost.com/ #idioms #wordorigins #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Annie's Origin of Words and Phrases
"Mad as a Hatter"
#etymology, #wordorigins, #linguistics, #languagehistory, #wordnerd
@wordorigins.bsky.socialmarmalade
Annie's Origin of Words and Phrases
"Straight From the Horse's Mouth"
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@wordorigins.bsky.socialtea (gossip)
@luciehfrost.bsky.socialAn overly personal question? Absolutely... But have you ever stopped to wonder where that phrase came from? Follow for more completely unnecessary investigations into perfectly ordinary phrases. #inthebuff #wordorigins #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Annie's Origin of Words or Phrases
"Break the Ice"
#etymology, #wordorigins, #linguistics, #languagehistory, #wordnerd
@wordorigins.bsky.socialWhen the going gets weird, the weird turn pro.
@wordorigins.bsky.socialNot to be confused with "butt dial"
Annie's Origin of Words and Phrases
"Tarmac"
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@wordorigins.bsky.socialIronically, this editorial placeholder text is rife with intentional typos
@luciehfrost.bsky.socialSometimes these tangents are just so damn interesting. This one? It’s mesmerizing. Did you know this one already, or did I get you too? https://www.luciefrost.com/book #mesmerized #wordorigins #howthehelldidinotknowthat
@luciehfrost.bsky.socialIn Texas, we cuss. What do you do in your neck of the woods? Cuss words? Curse words? Swear words? What do you call them? More wonderfully unnecessary knowledge: https://www.luciefrost.com/ #cusswords #wordorigins #howthehelldidinotknowthat
Annie's Origin of Words and Phrases
"Dead as a Door Nail"
#etymology, #wordorigins, #linguistics, #languagehistory, #wordnerd