Recent questions tagged word origin

Description : Where is the origin of the insult nerd?

Last Answer : Perhaps from nerd, a creature in the children’s book If I Ran the Zoo (1950) by Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) First Known Use: 1951

Description : Does this phrase exist?

Last Answer : The Iraq War?

Description : Where does the term "work out" come from?

Last Answer : Maybe they used to lift things outside to build muscle. Just one example, rocks. I’m obviously just guessing, though.

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