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Correction of Murphy's Law in 1952 Book AAllan at AOL.COM
Annual Luncheon at ADS Annual Meeting AAllan at AOL.COM
Re: word of the year AAllan at AOL.COM
Fungi (1940) and Virgin Islands cuisine (1961) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Fungi (1934) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Ground provisions, Lima bean, Calalue (1794?, 1805-6, 1819) Bapopik at AOL.COM
How to Speak Chocolatese (Gianduja); Polish Pickup Bapopik at AOL.COM
"Unemployment" origin wrong in today's WALL STREET JOURNAL Bapopik at AOL.COM
Hail Mary (1972) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Rumaki (1950); Kobe Beef (1959) and Wagyu (1971) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Mom-and-Pop Store (1943); Heirhead (1988); Subway Series (1932) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Fungee, Chibble, Gooks, Spigs (1920) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Badwill (and Goodwill); Bash-Wagon Bapopik at AOL.COM
Gkebis, Chowkee, and more from Harry Franck (1910++) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Underwater Basket Weaving(1958) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Railroad Pie (1900) and Flannel Sausage (1890) Bapopik at AOL.COM
NYU's Revolutionary War Food & Drink; Pina Colada (1968) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Basket Weaving (1952, 1958) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Ajiaco or Agico (1762) Bapopik at AOL.COM
"Nice Guys Finish Last" (1946); Long Ball (1920); Where's my "boner"? Bapopik at AOL.COM
Point Guard (1971); Murderers' Row (May 1921) Bapopik at AOL.COM
No "I" in "Team" (1964) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Peking Dust (1923); OT: I almost die Bapopik at AOL.COM
Colorado Historic Newspaper Collection; Point Man Pressure (1970) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Swimsical; Comments on Etymology Bapopik at AOL.COM
Nassau Guardian to be digitized Bapopik at AOL.COM
A Whole New Ball Game (1961) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Soup should be seen and not heard (1917) Bapopik at AOL.COM
"Drive for show and putt for dough" (1939) Bapopik at AOL.COM
March Madness (1939, 1944) Bapopik at AOL.COM
"Stick a fork in him--he's done" (Dizzy Dean, 1944) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Shapiro, Miller in Sunday's NY Times Bapopik at AOL.COM
Chess: Wood-Pusher (1923); Evergreen Partie (1852) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Churrasco, Stone Soup, Empanada (1917) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Saddam hiding in hidden "Spider Hole." Bapopik at AOL.COM
Spider Hole (1941, 1970) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Ladino (1840); Soup House (1850); Ice House (1859) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Safire on "Spider Hole" Bapopik at AOL.COM
Nose Tackle (1977); No-Huddle (1984) Bapopik at AOL.COM
December's OED News; Saddam & Hot Dogs Bapopik at AOL.COM
Life in Spigotty Land (14 March 1908) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Nose Guard (1966) and Nose Tackle (1977) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Eurabia; The Bottom Line Bapopik at AOL.COM
Trail Mix (1968, 1976, 1977) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Sky Hook (1971) and Rainbow Jumper (1974) Bapopik at AOL.COM
"Unless you've been living in an underground hole, you've heard..." (1959) Bapopik at AOL.COM
"A hole big enough to drive a truck through" (1922) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Nose Man (1975); Gotham Center's revised "Big Apple" FAQ Bapopik at AOL.COM
Augusta Chronicle and Arnie's Army (1961), Vidalia Onion (1969), Half-Moon Pie Bapopik at AOL.COM
"No Sweat" (Sept. 1950) and ProQuest's LA TIMES Bapopik at AOL.COM
Breakfast Ball, Gozer, Mulligan (golf shot) (1992) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Pimiento Cheese (1910); Sick kitten to a hot brick (1849) Bapopik at AOL.COM
"Throws like a girl" (1942) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Brunswick Stew (1859) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Red Rice; Georgia Chicken; Five Fingered Salute; Monkeys & Shakespeare Bapopik at AOL.COM
Grant Took Richmond (1920) Bapopik at AOL.COM
HSA, CDO, Frankenpet Bapopik at AOL.COM
Grant Took Richmond (1916); Senegal in Harlem Bapopik at AOL.COM
Red Rice (1936) Bapopik at AOL.COM
"Nobody Goes There--It's Too Crowded" (1957) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Gets Late Early; Reggie=Registration; beta.newspaperarchive.com Bapopik at AOL.COM
Shysters (1848) Bapopik at AOL.COM
"Jerry to the old jazz" (June 1913) Bapopik at AOL.COM
"Cosmopolitan" cocktail (1996) Bapopik at AOL.COM
TANSTAAFL (1949) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Sunset & Shirley Temple Cocktails (1950) Bapopik at AOL.COM
"Whole Ball of Wax" (1892); Salt Water Taffy (1893); Peanut Gallery (1876) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Jelly Beans (1894); Jezebel Sauce (1967); Chicken a la King (1906) Bapopik at AOL.COM
WOTY commercialized by yourdictionary.com (now on Reuters) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Day Late & Dollar Short (1939) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Gets Late Early (Newspaperarchive.com thumbnails) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Not Chopped Liver (1947); Texas Toast (1960); Ants on a Log (1983) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Canned Willie (1901); Canned Cow (1911) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Dollars to Doughnuts (1876); Location Location Location (1960); Twin Cities Bapopik at AOL.COM
"All That Jazz" (1929) Bapopik at AOL.COM
"Gentlemen, start your engines" (1952) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Jo Jo Potatoes (1963) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Lips Are Moving (1935) & Professional Courtesy (1949); Cosmopolitan (1994) Bapopik at AOL.COM
"All That Jazz" (1929) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Long Johns (1930); Bismarcks (1917); Bishop's Nose (1900) Bapopik at AOL.COM
"Best things in life are free" (1917) & more phrases Bapopik at AOL.COM
Death Before Dishonor (1875); Rock/Hard Place (1960); Blacker the Berry (1961) Bapopik at AOL.COM
The Buck Stops Here (1946); Make a Federal Case (1951) Bapopik at AOL.COM
"His cake is all 'dough'" (1860)--Query Bapopik at AOL.COM
Don't judge a book by its cover (1894); Whose bread I eat (1921); Guess (1916) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Whose bread I eat (1859) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Southern by grace of God (1987); South rise (1949); Us chickens (1937) Bapopik at AOL.COM
"Bad publicity" (1931) & "Spell my name right" (1928) Bapopik at AOL.COM
"Don't sweat the small stuff" (1964) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Food of/for the Gods (1911); Heavenly Hash (1893) Bapopik at AOL.COM
Black & White & Read All Over (1880); French Dip Sandwich Bapopik at AOL.COM
Philippe's French-Dip Sandwich (1951) Bapopik at AOL.COM
"at" at the end of a where phrase RonButters at AOL.COM
"at" at the end of a where phrase (more) RonButters at AOL.COM
OED first uses RonButters at AOL.COM
Re: Re: OED first uses RonButters at AOL.COM
Re: Re: "at" at the end of a where phrase RonButters at AOL.COM
Antedating of "A.A." RonButters at AOL.COM
Re: "Twelve Steps" RonButters at AOL.COM
Re: Re: squinny RonButters at AOL.COM
a miserable word? RonButters at AOL.COM
recockulous RonButters at AOL.COM
Re: Re: recockulous RonButters at AOL.COM
Re: Re: recockulous RonButters at AOL.COM
SHYSTER, MCJOB, etc. RonButters at AOL.COM
Re: Re: McMansions (was: Boughten bread) RonButters at AOL.COM
Why McSleep lost RonButters at AOL.COM
PIGEON = 'sponsee' RonButters at AOL.COM
the best dictionaries RonButters at AOL.COM
Re: Re: the best dictionaries RonButters at AOL.COM
History of "Spider Hole" RonButters at AOL.COM
innovators and followers (was Fed Up) RonButters at AOL.COM
"Y'all" in Friday's New York Times RonButters at AOL.COM
squinny Michael Adams
recockulous Michael Adams
the best dictionaries Michael Adams
recockulous Gwyn Alcock
new (or unfamiliar to me) words from undergraduates Gwyn Alcock
new (or unfamiliar to me) words from undergraduates Gwyn Alcock
ADS-L Digest - 9 Dec 2003 to 10 Dec 2003 (#2003-344) Catherine Aman
Cowboy Lingo? Baker, John
"Unemployment" origin wrong in today's WALL STREET JOURNAL Baker, John
"at" at the end of a where phrase Baker, John
In Like Flynn (Was: Cowboy lingo) Baker, John
Boughten bread Baker, John
SHYSTER, MCJOB, etc. Baker, John
LSSU Word Banishment Baker, John
"Stay the Course" Baker, John
"A hole big enough to drive a truck through" (1922) Baker, John
Word or Phrase of the Year Baker, John
Not Chopped Liver (1947); Texas Toast (1960); Ants on a Log (1983) Baker, John
"substance-free" Baker, John
Fed up Barnhart
word of the year Dennis Baron
FW: 14.3465, FYI: New Website: Phrases in English Benjamin Barrett
the best dictionaries Benjamin Barrett
Foreign Accent Syndrome Audio Grant Barrett
the best dictionaries Grant Barrett
the best dictionaries Grant Barrett
WOTY Nomination for Most Unnecessary Grant Barrett
Re: How to Speak Chocolatese (Gianduja); Polish Pickup Steve Boatti
McMansions (was: Boughten bread) Chuck Borsos
How to Speak Chocolatese (Gianduja); Polish Pickup David Bowie
Underwater Basket Weaving(1958) David Bowie
chocolate David Bowie
McMansions (was: Boughten bread) David Bowie
recockulous James Callan
Childfree James Callan
"at" at the end of a where phrase Duane Campbell
where "right" and "wrong" come from Duane Campbell
McMansion Duane Campbell
the best dictionaries/one word test Duane Campbell
Antedating of "Hail Mary pass" (1974) Sam Clements
Antedating of "Hail Mary pass" (1974) Sam Clements
Antedating of "Hail Mary pass" (1974) Sam Clements
Underwater Basket Weaving(1958) Sam Clements
Clements & Popik in N.Y. Times Sam Clements
The real Mackay(1871) Sam Clements
The real Mackay(1871) Sam Clements
"Murderer's Row" non-Yankee-1905 Sam Clements
In like Flynn Sam Clements
Dead Man's Hand-poker Sam Clements
Dead Man's Hand-poker Sam Clements
Antedating of "Ethnocentric" Sam Clements
Saddam hiding in hidden "Spider Hole." Sam Clements
"Stay the Course" Sam Clements
Nose Guard (1966) and Nose Tackle (1977) Sam Clements
Chuck Fairbanks and "Nose Tackle" Sam Clements
Holy Moley!; (1929) Sam Clements
archives Sam Clements
Sky Hook (1971) Sam Clements
Antedating of "Sawed Off Shotgun" (1890) Sam Clements
Brunswick Stew (1859) Sam Clements
Antedating of 'parking brake' (automotive) (1920) Sam Clements
"It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over" Sam Clements
"It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over" Sam Clements
"Jerry to the old jazz" (June 1913) Sam Clements
turkey=three strikes in a row in bowling Sam Clements
Baseball Dictionary (for 1913)--vol. 3 is completed Gerald Cohen
1) OT: Barry's close call, 2) William Safire's column Gerald Cohen
Bubba Bubba Bubba Gerald Cohen
blend: "slowly by slowly" Gerald Cohen
Spigotty--parallels in Slavic and Greek Gerald Cohen
Sky Hook Gerald Cohen
What is Earliest Musical Usage of "Jazz"? Gerald Cohen
Hashhouse lingo queries: "milk crust," "on the cantaloupe," "Make it three all 'round." Gerald Cohen
Arnold Zwicky's collection of blends (was:Re: Fed up) Gerald Cohen
"Nobody Goes There--It's Too Crowded" (1957) Gerald Cohen
"jerry" in ADS-L Digest--(third try) Gerald Cohen
Blend: "curried to the right" (= curried favor with the right) Gerald Cohen
"His cake is all 'dough'" (1860)--Query Gerald Cohen
Fungee, Chibble, Gooks, Spigs (1920)---(look at "chivo") Cohen, Gerald Leonard
a miserable word? (Uh oh) Cohen, Gerald Leonard
the best dictionaries Cohen, Gerald Leonard
Fed up Cohen, Gerald Leonard
More on Musical "Jazz" Cohen, Gerald Leonard
"jerry" (aware); was: Re: "Jerry to the old jazz" (June 1913) Cohen, Gerald Leonard
McMansion David Colburn
"at" at the end of a where phrase Dale Coye
"at" at the end of a where phrase Dale Coye
spelling that exclamation of disgust Dale Coye
spelling that exclamation of disgust Dale Coye
spelling that exclamation of disgust Dale Coye
Cowboy Lingo? Chris Dacolias
The Elephant's Memory - invented writing system Drew Danielson
McMansions (was: Boughten bread) Patty Davies
deedly-ball Patty Davies
History of "Spanglish" in the US Joanne M. Despres
archives Joanne M. Despres
archives Joanne M. Despres
cell phone hang up Sally O. Donlon
McMansions (was: Boughten bread) Bethany K. Dumas
Boughten bread Bethany K. Dumas
tear tabs? Bethany K. Dumas
tear tabs? Bethany K. Dumas
Black & White & Read All Over (1880) Bethany K. Dumas
WOTY nominee - Political Label category Bruce Dykes
WOTY nominee - Political Label category Bruce Dykes
WOTY nominee - Newspeak category Bruce Dykes
"at" at the end of a where phrase J. Eulenberg
"at" at the end of a where phrase J. Eulenberg
"at" at the end of a where phrase J. Eulenberg
Re: Re: "at" at the end of a where phrase J. Eulenberg
Texas Toast (1960) J. Eulenberg
Philippe's French-Dip Sandwich (1951) J. Eulenberg
Hail Mary (1972) Alice Faber
Point Guard; "point" itself? Alice Faber
Point Guard; "point" itself? Alice Faber
Boughten bread Alice Faber
McMansions (was: Boughten bread) Alice Faber
in case you were wondering if "McJob" really, really IS a word... Robert Hartwell Fiske
a miserable word? Robert Hartwell Fiske
the best dictionaries Robert Hartwell Fiske
In the December issue of The Vocabula Review Robert Hartwell Fiske
for basketball fans Seán Fitzpatrick
X 'n Y (was Re: LSSU Word Banishment) Se�n Fitzpatrick
Spider Hole (1941, 1970) Seán Fitzpatrick
Sky Hook Se�n Fitzpatrick
Sky Hook (1971) Seán Fitzpatrick
deedly-ball Seán Fitzpatrick
for basketball fans Seán Fitzpatrick
X 'n Y (was Re: LSSU Word Banishment) Se�n Fitzpatrick
Spider Hole (1941, 1970) Seán Fitzpatrick
Sky Hook Se�n Fitzpatrick
Sky Hook (1971) Seán Fitzpatrick
deedly-ball Seán Fitzpatrick
Cowboy Lingo? Beverly Flanigan
Cowboy Lingo? Beverly Flanigan
"at" at the end of a where phrase Beverly Flanigan
"at" at the end of a where phrase Beverly Flanigan
"at" at the end of a where phrase Beverly Flanigan
Re: Re: squinny Beverly Flanigan
boughten bread Beverly Flanigan
Boughten bread Beverly Flanigan
Boughten bread Beverly Flanigan
McMansions (was: Boughten bread) Beverly Flanigan
Boughten bread Beverly Flanigan
History of "Spanglish" in the US Beverly Flanigan
LSSU Word Banishment Beverly Flanigan
McMansions and Mpls Beverly Flanigan
present tense + "for/since" Beverly Flanigan
Fed up (of) Beverly Flanigan
"Y'all" in Friday's New York Times Beverly Flanigan
pail of tears Beverly Flanigan
pail of tears Beverly Flanigan
a word game Sylwia Frankowska
Bob-key GSCole
deedly-ball GSCole
new (or unfamiliar to me) words from undergraduates GSCole
"Gay" is a bad "wurd" Dan Goodman
McMansions Dan Goodman
Swearing swearers Dan Goodman
"jerry" in ADS-L Digest Dan Goodman
country singer stage dialect change Re: "Y'all" in Friday's New York Times Dan Goodman
pail of tears Dan Goodman
phishing Dan Goodman
Five Fingered Salute Jonathon Green
"All That Jazz" (1929) Jonathon Green
"at" at the end of a where phrase Bob Haas
Fed up Damien Hall
squinny Joan Houston Hall
squat poison Joan Houston Hall
the best dictionaries Orin Hargraves
"A hole big enough to drive a truck through" (1922) Orin Hargraves
"A hole big enough to drive a truck through" (1922) Orin Hargraves
Texas Toast (1960) Orin Hargraves
"adVERsary"? Orin Hargraves
Sky Hook (1971) Dave Hause
Five Fingered Salute Dave Hause
"twit" Laurence Horn
Antedating of "Hail Mary pass" (1974) Laurence Horn
Oops, I did it again Laurence Horn
How to Speak Chocol atese (Gianduja); Polish Pickup Laurence Horn
Hail Mary (1972) Laurence Horn
the Freedom Fricative Laurence Horn
the Freedom Fricative Laurence Horn
Clements & Popik in N.Y. Times Laurence Horn
where "right" and "wrong" come from Laurence Horn
for basketball fans Laurence Horn
in case you were wondering if "McJob" really, really IS a word... Laurence Horn
Point Guard (1971) Laurence Horn
for basketball fans Laurence Horn
Point Guard; "point" itself? Laurence Horn
a miserable word? Laurence Horn
Point Guard; "point" itself? Laurence Horn
Boughten bread Laurence Horn
McMansion et al. Laurence Horn
McMansions (was: Boughten bread) Laurence Horn
LSSU Word Banishment Laurence Horn
LSSU Word Banishment Laurence Horn
PIGEON = 'sponsee' Laurence Horn
X 'n Y (was Re: LSSU Word Banishment) Laurence Horn
fork-sticks and toast Laurence Horn
Nose Guard (1966) and Nose Tackle (1977) Laurence Horn
blend: "slowly by slowly" Laurence Horn
Sky Hook (1971) Laurence Horn
Spider Hole (1941, 1970) Laurence Horn
Fwd: AWADmail Issue 105 Laurence Horn
pail of tears Laurence Horn
spelling that exclamation of disgust Laurence Horn
Not Chopped Liver (1947); Texas Toast (1960); Ants on a Log (1983) Laurence Horn
spelling that exclamation of disgust Laurence Horn
F.T.L. (and "baby boomeranger") Laurence Horn
F.T.L. (and "baby boomeranger") Laurence Horn
new (or unfamiliar to me) words from undergraduates Laurence Horn
new (or unfamiliar to me) words from undergraduates Laurence Horn
Philippe's French-Dip Sandwich (1951) Laurence Horn
"substance-free" Laurence Horn
new (or unfamiliar to me) words from undergraduates Laurence Horn
for basketball fans FRITZ JUENGLING
for basketball fans FRITZ JUENGLING
Boughten bread FRITZ JUENGLING
LSSU Word Banishment FRITZ JUENGLING
Sky Hook (1971) James Knight, MLIS
"A hole big enough to drive a truck through" (1922) James Knight, MLIS
shim (software) James Knight, MLIS
Fed up James Knight, MLIS
turkey=three strikes in a row in bowling James Knight, MLIS
What is Earliest Musical Usage of "Jazz"? Jewls2u
"at" at the end of a where phrase Jan Kammert
"at" at the end of a where phrase Steve Kl.
"at" at the end of a where phrase Patti Kurtz
"at" at the end of a where phrase Patti Kurtz
"at" at the e nd of a where phrase Patti Kurtz
"at" at the end of a where phrase Patti Kurtz
Bob-key Tom Kysilko
Bob-key Tom Kysilko
McMansions (was: Boughten bread) Tom Kysilko
Fed up Tom Kysilko
spelling that exclamation of disgust Tom Kysilko
turkey=three strikes in a row in bowling Tom Kysilko
Cowboy Lingo? James A. Landau
Cowboy lingo James A. Landau
Boughten bread James A. Landau
e-ologism? James A. Landau
"home attendant James A. Landau
Sky Hook (1971) James A. Landau
Sky Hook (1971) James A. Landau
Sky Hook (1971) James A. Landau
Grant Took Richmond (1920) James A. Landau
How to Speak Chocolatese (Gianduja) Mark A. Mandel
chocolate Mark A. Mandel
a miserable word? (Uh oh) Mark A. Mandel
trying to cancel at one address Mark A. Mandel
"using his French" Mark A. Mandel
Sky Hook (1971) Mark A. Mandel
shim (software) Mark A. Mandel
F.T.L. 'failure to launch' (into adult autonomy) Mark A. Mandel
Five Fingered Salute Mark A. Mandel
Gets Late Early; Reggie=Registration; beta.newspaperarchive.com Mark A. Mandel
"jerry" in ADS-L Digest Mark A. Mandel
"His cake is all 'dough'" (1860)--Query Mark A. Mandel
spelling that exclamation of disgust Mark A. Mandel
From the NY Times Mark A. Mandel
instructions Mark A. Mandel
deedly-ball Bill Le May
Clements & Popik in N.Y. Times Russ McClay
Underwater Basket Weaving(1958) Russ McClay
Boughten bread Russ McClay
McMansions (was: Boughten bread) Peter A. McGraw
Boughten bread Peter A. McGraw
SHYSTER, MCJOB, etc. Peter A. McGraw
LSSU Word Banishment Peter A. McGraw
X 'n Y (was Re: LSSU Word Banishment) Peter A. McGraw
tear tabs? Peter A. McGraw
the best dictionaries Erin McKean
a miserable word? Kim & Rima McKinzey
fork-sticks and toast Kim & Rima McKinzey
the best dictionaries Kim & Rima McKinzey
the best dictio naries Kim & Rima McKinzey
"twit" Kathleen E. Miller
FYI: "Gay" is a bad "wurd" Kathleen E. Miller
spelling that exclamation of disgust Vida J Morkunas
instructions Vida J Morkunas
Millionaire Family? Evan Morris
Need some more "transponyms" Henry Mullish
the Freedom Fricative Geoff Nathan
McMansions (was: Boughten bread) Geoff Nathan
"at" at the end of a where phrase Geoffrey S. Nathan
Any Tolkien experts out there? Geoffrey Nunberg
"adVERsary"? Geoffrey Nunberg
present tense + "for/since" PL
"home attendant" PL
more on present tense + "for/since" PL
recockulous THOMAS C PURNELL
the best dictionaries Thomas M. Paikeday
Fed up Thomas M. Paikeday
Underwater Basket Weaving(1958) Jim Parish
Fed up Enid Pearsons
the Freedom Fricative Dennis R. Preston
the kaBOOL rule Dennis R. Preston
"at" at the end of a where phrase Dennis R. Preston
starters (was: McMansions) Dennis R. Preston
spelling that exclamation of disgust Dennis R. Preston
spelling that exclamation of disgust Dennis R. Preston
The real Mackay(1871) Michael Quinion
McMansion Michael Quinion
Five Fingered Salute Michael Quinion
Not Chopped Liver (1947); Texas Toast (1960); Ants on a Log (1983) Michael Quinion
"adVERsary"? Michael Quinion
History of "Spanglish" in the US Kathryn Remlinger
"Gay" is a bad "wurd" Clai Rice
"at" at the end of a where phrase Scott Sadowsky
"at" at the end of a where phrase Scott Sadowsky
"at" at the end of a where phrase Scott Sadowsky
History of "Spanglish" in the US Scott Sadowsky
pile on Leslie Savan
"Unemployment" origin wrong in today's WALL STREET JOURNAL Fred Shapiro
More on "Unemployment" Fred Shapiro
Hail Mary (1972) Fred Shapiro
Antedating of "Make A Federal Case Out Of It" Fred Shapiro
OED first uses Fred Shapiro
Rumaki (1950); Kobe Beef (1959) and Wagyu (1971) Fred Shapiro
Clements & Popik in N.Y. Times Fred Shapiro
"Woobie" Fred Shapiro
More on "Woobie" Fred Shapiro
Clements & Popik in N.Y. Times Fred Shapiro
Antedating of "Movie" Fred Shapiro
in case you were wondering if "McJob" really, really IS a word... Fred Shapiro
Point Guard (1971); Murderers' Row (May 1921) Fred Shapiro
Point Guard (1971); Murderers' Row (May 1921) Fred Shapiro
McMansions (was: Boughten bread) Fred Shapiro
Re: Re: McMansions (was: Boughten bread) Fred Shapiro
Dead Man's Hand-poker Fred Shapiro
Antedating of "Abstract Expressionism" Fred Shapiro
Antedating of "Ethnocentric" Fred Shapiro
Antedating of "Ethnolinguistic" Fred Shapiro
Antedating of "Microcomputer" Fred Shapiro
Antedating of "Diskette" Fred Shapiro
Antedating of "Nose Tackle" Fred Shapiro
"A hole big enough to drive a truck through" (1922) Fred Shapiro
Antedating of "Stone Age" Fred Shapiro
Antedating of "Civilization" Fred Shapiro
Antedating of "Cultural Relativism" Fred Shapiro
What is Earliest Musical Usage of "Jazz"? Fred Shapiro
More on Musical "Jazz" Fred Shapiro
Murphy's Law Antedated to 1952! Fred Shapiro
Murphy's Law in 1952 Book Fred Shapiro
Correction of Murphy's Law in 1952 Book Fred Shapiro
"Nobody Goes There--It's Too Crowded" (1957) Fred Shapiro
"It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over" Fred Shapiro
"It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over" Fred Shapiro
"It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over" Fred Shapiro
TANSTAAFL (1949) Fred Shapiro
Antedating of "Intellectual Property" Fred Shapiro
"Gentlemen, Start Your Engines" Fred Shapiro
Further Antedating of "Strip Poker" Fred Shapiro
Death Before Dishonor (1875); Rock/Hard Place (1960); Blacker the Berry (1961) Fred Shapiro
LSSU Word Banishment Joel Shaver
Earlier Examples of _Clam_ 'Dollar'? Jesse Sheidlower
Re: Program for ADS Annual Meeting January 8-10 Jesse Sheidlower
Hail Mary (1972) Jesse Sheidlower
OED first uses Jesse Sheidlower
in case you were wondering if "McJob" really, really IS a word... Jesse Sheidlower
Point Guard; "point" itself? Jesse Sheidlower
Point Guard; "point" itself? Jesse Sheidlower
McMansion Jesse Sheidlower
Dead Man's Hand-poker Jesse Sheidlower
Dead Man's Hand-poker Jesse Sheidlower
Dead Man's Hand-poker Jesse Sheidlower
LSSU Word Banishment Jesse Sheidlower
the best dictionaries Jesse Sheidlower
LSSU Word Banishment John Shibley
cell phone hang up Beth Simon
"A million here and a million there, and pretty soon you're talking real money." James Smith
Cheesed out James Smith
Hashhouse lingo queries: "milk crust," "on the cantaloupe," "Make it three all 'round." James Smith
in case you were wondering if "McJob" really, really IS a word... Peter Sokolowski
Underwater Basket Weaving(1958) Indigo Som
"Stay the Course" Herb Stahlke
Fair use and Brohaugh's English through the Ages Stahlke, Herbert F.W.
FYI: "Gay" is a bad "wurd" James C. Stalker
Cowboy Lingo? Page Stephens
Cowboy Lingo? Page Stephens
History of "Spanglish" in the US George Thompson
Any Tolkien experts out there? George Thompson
Soup House (1850) George Thompson
More on Musical "Jazz" George Thompson
"Spam rage" Towse
recockulous Towse
McMansions (was: Boughten bread) Towse
new (or unfamiliar to me) words from undergraduates Towse
Antedating of "Microcomputer" Michael Vezie
"twit" Douglas G. Wilson
Shillaber (1883) Douglas G. Wilson
Underwater Basket Weaving(1958) Douglas G. Wilson
Dead Man's Hand-poker Douglas G. Wilson
Dead Man's Hand-poker (addendum) Douglas G. Wilson
Dead Man's Hand-poker Douglas G. Wilson
Dead Man's Hand-poker Douglas G. Wilson
"Stay the Course" Douglas G. Wilson
Safire on "Spider Hole" Douglas G. Wilson
Spider Hole (1941, 1970) Douglas G. Wilson
Swearing swearers Douglas G. Wilson
Holy Moley!; (1929) Douglas G. Wilson
Jazz [adjective] (1919) Douglas G. Wilson
Hashhouse lingo queries: "milk crust," "on the cantaloupe," "Make it three all 'round." Douglas G. Wilson
Hashhouse lingo queries: "milk crust," "on the cantaloupe," "Make it three all 'round." Douglas G. Wilson
Five Fingered Salute Douglas G. Wilson
"Jerry to the old jazz" (June 1913) Douglas G. Wilson
Not Chopped Liver (1947); Texas Toast (1960); Ants on a Log (1983) Douglas G. Wilson
"Whole Ball of Wax" (1882) Douglas G. Wilson
Yards of ammo (1944) Douglas G. Wilson
"All That Jazz" (1929) Douglas G. Wilson
"Gentlemen, start your engines" (1952) Douglas G. Wilson
Not Chopped Liver (1947); Texas Toast (1960); Ants on a Log (1983) Douglas G. Wilson
Not Chopped Liver (1947); Texas Toast (1960); Ants on a Log (1983) Douglas G. Wilson
"His cake is all 'dough'" (1860)--Query Douglas G. Wilson
"His cake is all 'dough'" (1860)--Query Douglas G. Wilson
F.T.L. (and "baby boomeranger") Douglas G. Wilson
new (or unfamiliar to me) words from undergraduates Douglas G. Wilson
Antedating of "Hail Mary pass" (1974) Dave Wilton
Antedating of "Hail Mary pass" (1974) Dave Wilton
OED Pronunciation Variants Dave Wilton
Hail Mary (1972) Dave Wilton
Cowboy Lingo? Dave Wilton
Underwater Basket Weaving(1958) Dave Wilton
McMansions (was: Boughten bread) Dave Wilton
Saddam hiding in hidden "Spider Hole." Dave Wilton
"Stay the Course" Dave Wilton
Antedating of "Microcomputer" Dave Wilton
Sky Hook (1971) Dave Wilton
cell phone hang up Dave Wilton
"Crabs and ice water" Thomas Wolf
for basketball fans Zitin, Abigail
Point Guard; "point" itself? Zitin, Abigail
Sky Hook (1971) Arnold M. Zwicky
deedly-ball Arnold M. Zwicky
deedly-ball Arnold M. Zwicky
Fed up Arnold M. Zwicky
Arnold Zwicky's collection of blends (was:Re: Fed up) Arnold M. Zwicky
plurals as first elements of compounds Arnold M. Zwicky
innovators and followers (was Fed Up) Arnold M. Zwicky
Clements & Popik in N.Y. Times vida morkunas
where does the S go, in the plural Egg McMuffin? and other puzzling questions vida morkunas
The New Scientist's competition for brave new scientific words vida morkunas
Cheesed out jane parker
the best dictionaries/one word test paulzjoh
archives paulzjoh
Cowboy Lingo? sagehen
the Freedom Fricative sagehen
The real Mackay(1871) sagehen
"Stick a fork in him--he's done" (Dizzy Dean, 1944) sagehen
a word game sagehen
deedly-ball sagehen
Fed up sagehen
Fed up sagehen
Five Fingered Salute sagehen
"substance-free" sagehen

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