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How Sid Caesar Learned Double-Talk
An Olympic Snowboarder Said “Huck It,’ and the BBC Freaked Out
Ben Zimmer
Feb 09, 2014
2:17 PM
A Reporter Said “Screw the Pooch” on Face the Nation. Where Does That Phrase Come From?
Nancy Pelosi Told House Democrats to “Embrace the Suck.’ Where Did That Phrase Come From?
No, a Drunken Australian Man Did Not Coin the Word Selfie
Batman bin Suparman Arrested on Drug Charges. Here’s How He Got His Name.
How Did @#$%&! Come to Represent Profanity?
Did Stalin Really Coin “American Exceptionalism”?
WTF Is Older and More Flexible Than You Think
A History of Meh, from Leo Rosten to Auden to The Simpsons
Of Course Twerk Should Be in the Dictionary
Was Cronkite really the first “anchorman”?
Ben Zimmer
July 18, 2009
9:46 AM
Why We Have “Czars” in American Government
Ben Zimmer
Dec 10, 2008
11:50 AM
Where does the expression “lipstick on a pig” come from?
Ben Zimmer
Sept 10, 2008
5:37 PM
How we got a word for “putting things off.’
Ben Zimmer
May 14, 2008
7:01 AM
Are American newlyweds blending their last names?
Ben Zimmer
Aug 16, 2006
1:15 PM
Do they really call body bags “transfer tubes”?
Ben Zimmer
April 04, 2006
5:48 PM
