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|a Liberman, Anatoly,
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|b unraveling the mysteries of etymology /
|c Anatoly Liberman.
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|a We like to recount that goodbye started out as 'god be with you,' that whiskey comes from the Gaelic for 'water of life,' or that avocado originated as the Aztec word for 'testicle.' But there are many words with origins unknown, disputed, or so buried in old journals that they may as well be lost to the general public. In 'Origin Uncertain', eminent etymologist Anatoly Liberman draws on his professional expertise and etymological database to tell the stories of less understood words such as nerd, fake, ain't, hitchhike, trash, curmudgeon, and quiz, as well as puzzling idioms like kick the bucket and pay through the nose. By casting a net so broadly, the book addresses language history, language usage (including grammar), history (both ancient and modern), religion, superstitions, and material culture.
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|a Cover -- Origin Uncertain -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction: The Ways of Words and Word Hunters -- 1. Words Whose Origin Has Bothered You for Years -- One, Two, Three, Alairy . . . -- Aroint Thee -- Galoot -- Wayzgoose -- Pilgarlick -- 2. Words Bizarre, Misbegotten, and Born by Mistake -- Bizarre -- Bamboozle -- Chicanery and Shenanigans -- Pun -- Conundrum -- Punk, Spunk, and Funk -- Quiz and Gig -- Oof -- Tip -- Helpmeet and Syllabus -- 3. It Takes All Sorts to Make the World Go Round -- Bigots, Bugger, and Beggars -- Henchman -- Scoundrel -- Bullyragging and Lovable Bullies
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|a Curmudgeon and Catawampus -- Pettifogger -- Simpleton -- Snob -- Codger and His Evil Brother Cadger -- Two Gifts from Our Dutch Uncle: Plug-Ugly and Play Hookey -- 4. Crabbed Age Looks Back at Youth and Feels Amused -- Dandy -- Masher -- Dude -- On Nuts and Nerds -- 5. Marital Bliss and a Few Diversions -- Kiss -- Honeymoon -- Bickering and Bitching -- Harlot -- 6. Anatomy and the Art of Consumption -- Brain and Marrow -- Brisket -- Finger -- Akimbo -- Ache -- Booze -- Cake -- Rum "Drink" -- Cocktail -- 7. In the Air, on the Ground, and in the Sea -- Butterfly -- Foxglove -- Shrimp and Shrew
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|a 8. Multifarious Devilry -- Rogue -- Ragamuffin -- Hobbledehoy -- Harlequin and Harlot -- Harlequin -- A Few Obstreperous Demons -- 9. Our Habitat and Disposable Stuff -- House and Home -- Key -- Ajar -- Threshold -- Bed -- Dregs -- Trash -- Rubbish -- Garbage -- Gibberish -- 10. Tools, Implements, and Professions -- Ax(e) and Adz(e) -- Awning and Tarpaulin -- Mattock -- Awl -- Theodolite -- Dildo -- Haberdasher -- Mad as a Hatter -- 11. History and Geography -- Viking -- Yeoman -- Cockney -- The Buckeye State -- Hoosier -- 12. Suspicious Usage and Troublesome Phonetics -- Ain't
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|a Sneak-Snack-Snuck -- The Parasite Like -- From Dodge and Nudge to Kitsch: A Case of Effective Affinities -- 13. A Few Idioms -- By Hook or by Crook -- Raining Cats and Dogs -- Pay Through the Nose -- God's Acre -- Rotten Row -- 14. Some of Our Greats -- Walter W. Skeat -- Joseph Wright -- The Word "Folklore" and Its Inventor William John Thoms -- Index
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