Michael Brian Quinion (born c. 1942) is a British etymologist and writer. He ran World Wide Words, a website devoted to linguistics. He graduated from...
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and says that the origin of the expression is unknown. According to Michael Quinion, "investigations by the Oxford English Dictionary in 2007 when revising...
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least in his experience it is uttered primarily by men. British author Michael Quinion likewise specifies the phrase as belonging to American English. Multiple...
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2018) Michael Quinion: World Wide Words: Gadget Archived 2022-03-31 at the Wayback Machine (accessed February 6, 2008) Also in: Michael Quinion: Port...
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personified (as in, "What in the Sam Hill is that?"). Etymologist Michael Quinion and others date the expression back to the late 1830s; they and others...
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The origin and explanation of the phrase are unclear. Etymologist Michael Quinion cites a dictionary entry indicating that the blue plates were, more...
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made singly. Old brass monkeys of this type are collectors' items. Michael Quinion, advisor to The Oxford English Dictionary and author of the website...
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John L. Sullivan; the company still produces long johns. In 2004, Michael Quinion, a British etymologist and writer, postulated that the john in the...
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Girl Crazy at the Internet Movie Database. Michael Quinion. "POLLYANNA". World Wide Words (Michael Quinion). Archived from the original on 7 February...
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published in Comments on Etymology (2008), supported by etymologist Michael Quinion and accepted by the Oxford English Dictionary, the idiom did not originate...
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"hazard", a more complicated version of the modern game of craps. Michael Quinion, a British etymologist, writing on his website on linguistics, says...
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Etymonline. Quinion, Michael (2009). Why is Q Always Followed By U?. Penguin Books. pp. 42–43. ISBN 978-0-14-195969-6. Michael Quinion (22 January 2011)...
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adjustable legs. Film portal Theatre portal Music portal World Wide Words – Michael Quinion writes about international English from a British viewpoint. Merriam-Webster...
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and it was for this reason that the sarcastic phrase came into use. Michael Quinion notes that the phrase "Monkey's uncle" occurs in a parody of Henry...
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the troops. SNAFU Principle The SNAFU Special – Official website of the C-47 #43-15073 World Wide Words, Michael Quinion, Acronyms for your Enjoyment....
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Dictionary 2, "crow", n. #1, 3a. Eating Crow, and other indigestibles by Michael Quinion at World Wide Words, last accessed September 2014 Popik, Barry, Studies...
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and Flynn was acquitted of the charges. According to etymologist Michael Quinion, "the phrase is said to have been coined following his acquittal in...
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Brothers, 1867, p.40 "World Wide Words: Great Scott". World Wide Words. Michael Quinion. 21 December 2002. Retrieved 28 January 2009. The Galaxy, vol.12, July...
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2013. Retrieved 14 November 2013. "Floccinaucinihilipilification" by Michael Quinion World Wide Words Archived 2006-08-21 at the Wayback Machine; The Guinness...
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symbol". Jeff Miller: Earliest Uses of Various Mathematical Symbols Michael Quinion: Where our arithmetic symbols come from The dictionary definition of...
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reality, virtual world, and virtual sex. These prefixes are productive. Michael Quinion notes that most of these formations are nonce words that will never...
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Windy City. See also a letter in USA Today by Popik. Windy City by Michael Quinion at WorldWideWords.org Windy City, The Straight Dope. Ongoing updates...
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U.S. Geological Survey". www.usgs.gov. Retrieved February 8, 2024. Michael Quinion (January 23, 2006). "Aluminium versus aluminum". Worldwidewords.org...
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word naff, meaning inferior or tacky, has an uncertain etymology. Michael Quinion says it is probably from the 16th-century Italian word gnaffa, meaning...
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ISBN 9783817464142, p. 81 (German, excerpt, p. 81, at Google Books) Michael Quinion (August 6, 1996). "BEAM ME UP, SCOTTY!". World Wide Words. Barbara...
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accessory around the period the word first came into use. Etymologist Michael Quinion reported that certain sources suggested an alleged Arabic word for...
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medievalist, etymologist, poet, translator of poetry and literary critic Michael Quinion (born c. 1943) Linguistics portal Examples Etymological dictionary...
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lingua italiana (in Italian). Vol. II. Bologna: Zanichelli. p. 461. Michael Quinion, World Wide Words Entry Look up frontispiece in Wiktionary, the free...
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praised the book's clear, simple, and nuanced guidance.[citation needed] Michael Quinion of WorldWideWords.org said in his review that usage guides "row a course...
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(1927). A Dictionary of slang and Colloquial English. pp. 128–129. Michael Quinion (1999). "World Wide Words". Retrieved 15 January 2013. "The Project...
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