Category: Feature
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Where does the word “spooky” come from?
The word “spooky” may be haunted by an elusive etymology, but its earliest known use is decidedly comic.
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Out of the etymological gourd: Why do we call them “gourds”?
Words, gourds, marriages. Perfect in, perfect for their imperfections.
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What’s so “long” about a “longshoreman”?
The word “longshoreman” unloaded a vowel along the course of its history.
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Breaking down the origin of “fracking”
What starts with geoengineering jargon ends with Ancient Greek musical instruments.
Mashed Radish 