December 2003 Archives by subject
Starting: Mon Dec 1 02:15:46 UTC 2003
Ending: Wed Dec 31 21:18:53 UTC 2003
Messages: 563
- "adVERsary"?
Geoffrey Nunberg
- "adVERsary"?
Orin Hargraves
- "adVERsary"?
Michael Quinion
- "A hole big enough to drive a truck through" (1922)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- "A hole big enough to drive a truck through" (1922)
Orin Hargraves
- "A hole big enough to drive a truck through" (1922)
James Knight, MLIS
- "A hole big enough to drive a truck through" (1922)
Baker, John
- "A hole big enough to drive a truck through" (1922)
Fred Shapiro
- "A hole big enough to drive a truck through" (1922)
Orin Hargraves
- "All That Jazz" (1929)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- "All That Jazz" (1929)
Jonathon Green
- "All That Jazz" (1929)
Douglas G. Wilson
- "All That Jazz" (1929)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- "A million here and a million there, and pretty soon you're talking real money."
James Smith
- "at" at the end of a where phrase
Dale Coye
- "at" at the end of a where phrase
RonButters at AOL.COM
- "at" at the end of a where phrase
Bob Haas
- "at" at the end of a where phrase
J. Eulenberg
- "at" at the end of a where phrase
Dennis R. Preston
- "at" at the end of a where phrase
Beverly Flanigan
- "at" at the end of a where phrase
Jan Kammert
- "at" at the end of a where phrase
Patti Kurtz
- "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
Patti Kurtz
- "at" at the end of a where phrase
J. Eulenberg
- "at" at the end of a where phrase
J. Eulenberg
- "at" at the e nd of a where phrase
Patti Kurtz
- "at" at the end of a where phrase
Patti Kurtz
- "at" at the end of a where phrase
Baker, John
- "at" at the end of a where phrase
Duane Campbell
- "at" at the end of a where phrase
Dale Coye
- "at" at the end of a where phrase
Scott Sadowsky
- "at" at the end of a where phrase
Geoffrey S. Nathan
- "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
Steve Kl.
- "at" at the end of a where phrase (more)
RonButters at AOL.COM
- "Bad publicity" (1931) & "Spell my name right" (1928)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- "Best things in life are free" (1917) & more phrases
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- "Cosmopolitan" cocktail (1996)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- "Crabs and ice water"
Thomas Wolf
- "Don't sweat the small stuff" (1964)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- "Drive for show and putt for dough" (1939)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- "Gay" is a bad "wurd"
Clai Rice
- "Gay" is a bad "wurd"
Dan Goodman
- "Gentlemen, Start Your Engines"
Fred Shapiro
- "Gentlemen, start your engines" (1952)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- "Gentlemen, start your engines" (1952)
Douglas G. Wilson
- "His cake is all 'dough'" (1860)--Query
Gerald Cohen
- "His cake is all 'dough'" (1860)--Query
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- "His cake is all 'dough'" (1860)--Query
Douglas G. Wilson
- "His cake is all 'dough'" (1860)--Query
Mark A. Mandel
- "His cake is all 'dough'" (1860)--Query
Douglas G. Wilson
- "home attendant
James A. Landau
- "home attendant"
PL
- "It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over"
Fred Shapiro
- "It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over"
Sam Clements
- "It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over"
Fred Shapiro
- "It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over"
Sam Clements
- "It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over"
Fred Shapiro
- "jerry" (aware); was: Re: "Jerry to the old jazz" (June 1913)
Cohen, Gerald Leonard
- "jerry" in ADS-L Digest
Mark A. Mandel
- "jerry" in ADS-L Digest
Dan Goodman
- "jerry" in ADS-L Digest--(third try)
Gerald Cohen
- "Jerry to the old jazz" (June 1913)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- "Jerry to the old jazz" (June 1913)
Douglas G. Wilson
- "Jerry to the old jazz" (June 1913)
Sam Clements
- "Murderer's Row" non-Yankee-1905
Sam Clements
- "Nice Guys Finish Last" (1946); Long Ball (1920); Where's my "boner"?
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- "Nobody Goes There--It's Too Crowded" (1957)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- "Nobody Goes There--It's Too Crowded" (1957)
Gerald Cohen
- "Nobody Goes There--It's Too Crowded" (1957)
Fred Shapiro
- "No Sweat" (Sept. 1950) and ProQuest's LA TIMES
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- "Spam rage"
Towse
- "Stay the Course"
Baker, John
- "Stay the Course"
Sam Clements
- "Stay the Course"
Dave Wilton
- "Stay the Course"
Douglas G. Wilson
- "Stay the Course"
Herb Stahlke
- "Stick a fork in him--he's done" (Dizzy Dean, 1944)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- "Stick a fork in him--he's done" (Dizzy Dean, 1944)
sagehen
- "substance-free"
sagehen
- "substance-free"
Baker, John
- "substance-free"
Laurence Horn
- "Throws like a girl" (1942)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- "twit"
Kathleen E. Miller
- "twit"
Laurence Horn
- "twit"
Douglas G. Wilson
- "Unemployment" origin wrong in today's WALL STREET JOURNAL
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- "Unemployment" origin wrong in today's WALL STREET JOURNAL
Fred Shapiro
- "Unemployment" origin wrong in today's WALL STREET JOURNAL
Baker, John
- "Unless you've been living in an underground hole, you've heard..." (1959)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- "using his French"
Mark A. Mandel
- "Whole Ball of Wax" (1882)
Douglas G. Wilson
- "Whole Ball of Wax" (1892); Salt Water Taffy (1893); Peanut Gallery (1876)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- "Woobie"
Fred Shapiro
- "Y'all" in Friday's New York Times
RonButters at AOL.COM
- "Y'all" in Friday's New York Times
Beverly Flanigan
- 1) OT: Barry's close call, 2) William Safire's column
Gerald Cohen
- ADS-L Digest - 9 Dec 2003 to 10 Dec 2003 (#2003-344)
Catherine Aman
- Ajiaco or Agico (1762)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- a miserable word?
RonButters at AOL.COM
- a miserable word?
Robert Hartwell Fiske
- a miserable word?
Laurence Horn
- a miserable word?
Kim & Rima McKinzey
- a miserable word? (Uh oh)
Cohen, Gerald Leonard
- a miserable word? (Uh oh)
Mark A. Mandel
- Annual Luncheon at ADS Annual Meeting
AAllan at AOL.COM
- Antedating of "A.A."
RonButters at AOL.COM
- Antedating of "Abstract Expressionism"
Fred Shapiro
- Antedating of "Civilization"
Fred Shapiro
- Antedating of "Cultural Relativism"
Fred Shapiro
- Antedating of "Diskette"
Fred Shapiro
- Antedating of "Ethnocentric"
Fred Shapiro
- Antedating of "Ethnocentric"
Sam Clements
- Antedating of "Ethnolinguistic"
Fred Shapiro
- Antedating of "Hail Mary pass" (1974)
Sam Clements
- Antedating of "Hail Mary pass" (1974)
Dave Wilton
- Antedating of "Hail Mary pass" (1974)
Sam Clements
- Antedating of "Hail Mary pass" (1974)
Laurence Horn
- Antedating of "Hail Mary pass" (1974)
Dave Wilton
- Antedating of "Hail Mary pass" (1974)
Sam Clements
- Antedating of "Intellectual Property"
Fred Shapiro
- Antedating of "Make A Federal Case Out Of It"
Fred Shapiro
- Antedating of "Microcomputer"
Fred Shapiro
- Antedating of "Microcomputer"
Michael Vezie
- Antedating of "Microcomputer"
Dave Wilton
- Antedating of "Movie"
Fred Shapiro
- Antedating of "Nose Tackle"
Fred Shapiro
- Antedating of "Sawed Off Shotgun" (1890)
Sam Clements
- Antedating of "Stone Age"
Fred Shapiro
- Antedating of 'parking brake' (automotive) (1920)
Sam Clements
- Any Tolkien experts out there?
Geoffrey Nunberg
- Any Tolkien experts out there?
George Thompson
- archives
paulzjoh
- archives
Joanne M. Despres
- archives
Joanne M. Despres
- archives
Sam Clements
- Arnold Zwicky's collection of blends (was:Re: Fed up)
Gerald Cohen
- Arnold Zwicky's collection of blends (was:Re: Fed up)
Arnold M. Zwicky
- Augusta Chronicle and Arnie's Army (1961), Vidalia Onion (1969), Half-Moon Pie
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- A Whole New Ball Game (1961)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- a word game
Sylwia Frankowska
- a word game
sagehen
- Badwill (and Goodwill); Bash-Wagon
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Baseball Dictionary (for 1913)--vol. 3 is completed
Gerald Cohen
- Basket Weaving (1952, 1958)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Black & White & Read All Over (1880)
Bethany K. Dumas
- Black & White & Read All Over (1880); French Dip Sandwich
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Blend: "curried to the right" (= curried favor with the right)
Gerald Cohen
- blend: "slowly by slowly"
Gerald Cohen
- blend: "slowly by slowly"
Laurence Horn
- Bob-key
Tom Kysilko
- Bob-key
GSCole
- Bob-key
Tom Kysilko
- boughten bread
Beverly Flanigan
- Boughten bread
James A. Landau
- Boughten bread
Alice Faber
- Boughten bread
Laurence Horn
- Boughten bread
Russ McClay
- Boughten bread
Baker, John
- Boughten bread
Bethany K. Dumas
- Boughten bread
Peter A. McGraw
- Boughten bread
FRITZ JUENGLING
- Boughten bread
Beverly Flanigan
- Boughten bread
Beverly Flanigan
- Boughten bread
Beverly Flanigan
- Breakfast Ball, Gozer, Mulligan (golf shot) (1992)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Brunswick Stew (1859)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Brunswick Stew (1859)
Sam Clements
- Bubba Bubba Bubba
Gerald Cohen
- Canned Willie (1901); Canned Cow (1911)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- cell phone hang up
Beth Simon
- cell phone hang up
Sally O. Donlon
- cell phone hang up
Dave Wilton
- Cheesed out
jane parker
- Cheesed out
James Smith
- Chess: Wood-Pusher (1923); Evergreen Partie (1852)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Childfree
James Callan
- chocolate
Mark A. Mandel
- chocolate
David Bowie
- Chuck Fairbanks and "Nose Tackle"
Sam Clements
- Churrasco, Stone Soup, Empanada (1917)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Clements & Popik in N.Y. Times
Fred Shapiro
- Clements & Popik in N.Y. Times
Russ McClay
- Clements & Popik in N.Y. Times
vida morkunas
- Clements & Popik in N.Y. Times
Laurence Horn
- Clements & Popik in N.Y. Times
Sam Clements
- Clements & Popik in N.Y. Times
Fred Shapiro
- Colorado Historic Newspaper Collection; Point Man Pressure (1970)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Correction of Murphy's Law in 1952 Book
Fred Shapiro
- Correction of Murphy's Law in 1952 Book
AAllan at AOL.COM
- country singer stage dialect change Re: "Y'all" in Friday's New York Times
Dan Goodman
- Cowboy lingo
James A. Landau
- Cowboy Lingo?
Chris Dacolias
- Cowboy Lingo?
James A. Landau
- Cowboy Lingo?
Beverly Flanigan
- Cowboy Lingo?
Baker, John
- Cowboy Lingo?
Page Stephens
- Cowboy Lingo?
Beverly Flanigan
- Cowboy Lingo?
sagehen
- Cowboy Lingo?
Dave Wilton
- Cowboy Lingo?
Page Stephens
- Day Late & Dollar Short (1939)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Dead Man's Hand-poker
Sam Clements
- Dead Man's Hand-poker
Fred Shapiro
- Dead Man's Hand-poker
Jesse Sheidlower
- Dead Man's Hand-poker
Jesse Sheidlower
- Dead Man's Hand-poker
Douglas G. Wilson
- Dead Man's Hand-poker
Jesse Sheidlower
- Dead Man's Hand-poker
Sam Clements
- Dead Man's Hand-poker
Douglas G. Wilson
- Dead Man's Hand-poker
Douglas G. Wilson
- Dead Man's Hand-poker (addendum)
Douglas G. Wilson
- Death Before Dishonor (1875); Rock/Hard Place (1960); Blacker the Berry (1961)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Death Before Dishonor (1875); Rock/Hard Place (1960); Blacker the Berry (1961)
Fred Shapiro
- December's OED News; Saddam & Hot Dogs
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- deedly-ball
Arnold M. Zwicky
- deedly-ball
Arnold M. Zwicky
- deedly-ball
Bill Le May
- deedly-ball
Patty Davies
- deedly-ball
sagehen
- deedly-ball
GSCole
- deedly-ball
Seán Fitzpatrick
- Dollars to Doughnuts (1876); Location Location Location (1960); Twin Cities
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Don't judge a book by its cover (1894); Whose bread I eat (1921); Guess (1916)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- e-ologism?
James A. Landau
- Earlier Examples of _Clam_ 'Dollar'?
Jesse Sheidlower
- Eurabia; The Bottom Line
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- F.T.L. 'failure to launch' (into adult autonomy)
Mark A. Mandel
- F.T.L. (and "baby boomeranger")
Laurence Horn
- F.T.L. (and "baby boomeranger")
Douglas G. Wilson
- F.T.L. (and "baby boomeranger")
Laurence Horn
- Fair use and Brohaugh's English through the Ages
Stahlke, Herbert F.W.
- Fed up
sagehen
- Fed up
Cohen, Gerald Leonard
- Fed up
James Knight, MLIS
- Fed up
Thomas M. Paikeday
- Fed up
Arnold M. Zwicky
- Fed up
Damien Hall
- Fed up
Barnhart
- Fed up
sagehen
- Fed up
Tom Kysilko
- Fed up
Enid Pearsons
- Fed up (of)
Beverly Flanigan
- Five Fingered Salute
Jonathon Green
- Five Fingered Salute
Dave Hause
- Five Fingered Salute
Douglas G. Wilson
- Five Fingered Salute
Michael Quinion
- Five Fingered Salute
sagehen
- Five Fingered Salute
Mark A. Mandel
- Food of/for the Gods (1911); Heavenly Hash (1893)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- for basketball fans
Zitin, Abigail
- for basketball fans
Laurence Horn
- for basketball fans
FRITZ JUENGLING
- for basketball fans
FRITZ JUENGLING
- for basketball fans
Laurence Horn
- for basketball fans
Seán Fitzpatrick
- Foreign Accent Syndrome Audio
Grant Barrett
- fork-sticks and toast
Laurence Horn
- fork-sticks and toast
Kim & Rima McKinzey
- From the NY Times
Mark A. Mandel
- Fungee, Chibble, Gooks, Spigs (1920)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Fungee, Chibble, Gooks, Spigs (1920)---(look at "chivo")
Cohen, Gerald Leonard
- Fungi (1934)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Fungi (1940) and Virgin Islands cuisine (1961)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Further Antedating of "Strip Poker"
Fred Shapiro
- FW: 14.3465, FYI: New Website: Phrases in English
Benjamin Barrett
- Fwd: AWADmail Issue 105
Laurence Horn
- FYI: "Gay" is a bad "wurd"
Kathleen E. Miller
- FYI: "Gay" is a bad "wurd"
James C. Stalker
- Gets Late Early (Newspaperarchive.com thumbnails)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Gets Late Early; Reggie=Registration; beta.newspaperarchive.com
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Gets Late Early; Reggie=Registration; beta.newspaperarchive.com
Mark A. Mandel
- Gkebis, Chowkee, and more from Harry Franck (1910++)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Grant Took Richmond (1916); Senegal in Harlem
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Grant Took Richmond (1920)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Grant Took Richmond (1920)
James A. Landau
- Ground provisions, Lima bean, Calalue (1794?, 1805-6, 1819)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Hail Mary (1972)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Hail Mary (1972)
Jesse Sheidlower
- Hail Mary (1972)
Alice Faber
- Hail Mary (1972)
Laurence Horn
- Hail Mary (1972)
Fred Shapiro
- Hail Mary (1972)
Dave Wilton
- Hashhouse lingo queries: "milk crust," "on the cantaloupe," "Make it three all 'round."
Gerald Cohen
- 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."
James Smith
- Hashhouse lingo queries: "milk crust," "on the cantaloupe," "Make it three all 'round."
Douglas G. Wilson
- History of "Spanglish" in the US
Kathryn Remlinger
- History of "Spanglish" in the US
Joanne M. Despres
- History of "Spanglish" in the US
George Thompson
- History of "Spanglish" in the US
Beverly Flanigan
- History of "Spanglish" in the US
Scott Sadowsky
- History of "Spider Hole"
RonButters at AOL.COM
- Holy Moley!; (1929)
Sam Clements
- Holy Moley!; (1929)
Douglas G. Wilson
- How to Speak Chocolatese (Gianduja)
Mark A. Mandel
- How to Speak Chocolatese (Gianduja); Polish Pickup
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- How to Speak Chocol atese (Gianduja); Polish Pickup
Laurence Horn
- How to Speak Chocolatese (Gianduja); Polish Pickup
David Bowie
- HSA, CDO, Frankenpet
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- in case you were wondering if "McJob" really, really IS a word...
Peter Sokolowski
- in case you were wondering if "McJob" really, really IS a word...
Robert Hartwell Fiske
- in case you were wondering if "McJob" really, really IS a word...
Laurence Horn
- in case you were wondering if "McJob" really, really IS a word...
Jesse Sheidlower
- in case you were wondering if "McJob" really, really IS a word...
Fred Shapiro
- In like Flynn
Sam Clements
- In Like Flynn (Was: Cowboy lingo)
Baker, John
- innovators and followers (was Fed Up)
RonButters at AOL.COM
- innovators and followers (was Fed Up)
Arnold M. Zwicky
- instructions
Mark A. Mandel
- instructions
Vida J Morkunas
- In the December issue of The Vocabula Review
Robert Hartwell Fiske
- Jazz [adjective] (1919)
Douglas G. Wilson
- Jelly Beans (1894); Jezebel Sauce (1967); Chicken a la King (1906)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Jo Jo Potatoes (1963)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Ladino (1840); Soup House (1850); Ice House (1859)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Life in Spigotty Land (14 March 1908)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Lips Are Moving (1935) & Professional Courtesy (1949); Cosmopolitan (1994)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Long Johns (1930); Bismarcks (1917); Bishop's Nose (1900)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- LSSU Word Banishment
Jesse Sheidlower
- LSSU Word Banishment
Baker, John
- LSSU Word Banishment
Beverly Flanigan
- LSSU Word Banishment
Laurence Horn
- LSSU Word Banishment
FRITZ JUENGLING
- LSSU Word Banishment
Laurence Horn
- LSSU Word Banishment
Peter A. McGraw
- LSSU Word Banishment
Joel Shaver
- LSSU Word Banishment
John Shibley
- March Madness (1939, 1944)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- McMansion
Michael Quinion
- McMansion
David Colburn
- McMansion
Jesse Sheidlower
- McMansion
Duane Campbell
- McMansion et al.
Laurence Horn
- McMansions
Dan Goodman
- McMansions (was: Boughten bread)
Peter A. McGraw
- McMansions (was: Boughten bread)
Bethany K. Dumas
- McMansions (was: Boughten bread)
Fred Shapiro
- McMansions (was: Boughten bread)
Towse
- McMansions (was: Boughten bread)
Chuck Borsos
- McMansions (was: Boughten bread)
Patty Davies
- McMansions (was: Boughten bread)
Dave Wilton
- McMansions (was: Boughten bread)
Beverly Flanigan
- McMansions (was: Boughten bread)
Tom Kysilko
- McMansions (was: Boughten bread)
Alice Faber
- McMansions (was: Boughten bread)
Geoff Nathan
- McMansions (was: Boughten bread)
David Bowie
- McMansions (was: Boughten bread)
Laurence Horn
- McMansions and Mpls
Beverly Flanigan
- Millionaire Family?
Evan Morris
- Mom-and-Pop Store (1943); Heirhead (1988); Subway Series (1932)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- More on "Unemployment"
Fred Shapiro
- More on "Woobie"
Fred Shapiro
- More on Musical "Jazz"
Fred Shapiro
- More on Musical "Jazz"
George Thompson
- More on Musical "Jazz"
Cohen, Gerald Leonard
- more on present tense + "for/since"
PL
- Murphy's Law Antedated to 1952!
Fred Shapiro
- Murphy's Law in 1952 Book
Fred Shapiro
- Nassau Guardian to be digitized
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Need some more "transponyms"
Henry Mullish
- new (or unfamiliar to me) words from undergraduates
Laurence Horn
- new (or unfamiliar to me) words from undergraduates
Douglas G. Wilson
- new (or unfamiliar to me) words from undergraduates
Laurence Horn
- new (or unfamiliar to me) words from undergraduates
GSCole
- new (or unfamiliar to me) words from undergraduates
Towse
- new (or unfamiliar to me) words from undergraduates
Gwyn Alcock
- new (or unfamiliar to me) words from undergraduates
Laurence Horn
- new (or unfamiliar to me) words from undergraduates
Gwyn Alcock
- No "I" in "Team" (1964)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Nose Guard (1966) and Nose Tackle (1977)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Nose Guard (1966) and Nose Tackle (1977)
Sam Clements
- Nose Guard (1966) and Nose Tackle (1977)
Laurence Horn
- Nose Man (1975); Gotham Center's revised "Big Apple" FAQ
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Nose Tackle (1977); No-Huddle (1984)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Not Chopped Liver (1947); Texas Toast (1960); Ants on a Log (1983)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Not Chopped Liver (1947); Texas Toast (1960); Ants on a Log (1983)
Michael Quinion
- 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)
Laurence Horn
- 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)
Baker, John
- Not Chopped Liver (1947); Texas Toast (1960); Ants on a Log (1983)
Douglas G. Wilson
- NYU's Revolutionary War Food & Drink; Pina Colada (1968)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- OED first uses
RonButters at AOL.COM
- OED first uses
Fred Shapiro
- OED first uses
Jesse Sheidlower
- OED Pronunciation Variants
Dave Wilton
- Oops, I did it again
Laurence Horn
- pail of tears
Beverly Flanigan
- pail of tears
Laurence Horn
- pail of tears
Beverly Flanigan
- pail of tears
Dan Goodman
- Peking Dust (1923); OT: I almost die
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Philippe's French-Dip Sandwich (1951)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Philippe's French-Dip Sandwich (1951)
Laurence Horn
- Philippe's French-Dip Sandwich (1951)
J. Eulenberg
- phishing
Dan Goodman
- PIGEON = 'sponsee'
RonButters at AOL.COM
- PIGEON = 'sponsee'
Laurence Horn
- pile on
Leslie Savan
- Pimiento Cheese (1910); Sick kitten to a hot brick (1849)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- plurals as first elements of compounds
Arnold M. Zwicky
- Point Guard (1971)
Laurence Horn
- Point Guard (1971); Murderers' Row (May 1921)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Point Guard (1971); Murderers' Row (May 1921)
Fred Shapiro
- Point Guard (1971); Murderers' Row (May 1921)
Fred Shapiro
- Point Guard; "point" itself?
Jesse Sheidlower
- Point Guard; "point" itself?
Laurence Horn
- Point Guard; "point" itself?
Jesse Sheidlower
- Point Guard; "point" itself?
Alice Faber
- Point Guard; "point" itself?
Zitin, Abigail
- Point Guard; "point" itself?
Laurence Horn
- Point Guard; "point" itself?
Alice Faber
- present tense + "for/since"
PL
- present tense + "for/since"
Beverly Flanigan
- Re: Program for ADS Annual Meeting January 8-10
Jesse Sheidlower
- Railroad Pie (1900) and Flannel Sausage (1890)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- recockulous
RonButters at AOL.COM
- recockulous
THOMAS C PURNELL
- recockulous
James Callan
- recockulous
Michael Adams
- recockulous
Towse
- recockulous
Gwyn Alcock
- Red Rice (1936)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Red Rice; Georgia Chicken; Five Fingered Salute; Monkeys & Shakespeare
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Rumaki (1950); Kobe Beef (1959) and Wagyu (1971)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Rumaki (1950); Kobe Beef (1959) and Wagyu (1971)
Fred Shapiro
- Saddam hiding in hidden "Spider Hole."
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Saddam hiding in hidden "Spider Hole."
Dave Wilton
- Saddam hiding in hidden "Spider Hole."
Sam Clements
- Safire on "Spider Hole"
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Safire on "Spider Hole"
Douglas G. Wilson
- Shapiro, Miller in Sunday's NY Times
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Shillaber (1883)
Douglas G. Wilson
- shim (software)
Mark A. Mandel
- shim (software)
James Knight, MLIS
- SHYSTER, MCJOB, etc.
RonButters at AOL.COM
- SHYSTER, MCJOB, etc.
Peter A. McGraw
- SHYSTER, MCJOB, etc.
Baker, John
- Shysters (1848)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Sky Hook
Se�n Fitzpatrick
- Sky Hook
Gerald Cohen
- Sky Hook (1971)
Laurence Horn
- Sky Hook (1971)
Dave Hause
- Sky Hook (1971)
Sam Clements
- Sky Hook (1971)
James Knight, MLIS
- Sky Hook (1971)
Dave Wilton
- Sky Hook (1971)
James A. Landau
- Sky Hook (1971)
Arnold M. Zwicky
- Sky Hook (1971)
Mark A. Mandel
- Sky Hook (1971)
James A. Landau
- Sky Hook (1971)
Seán Fitzpatrick
- Sky Hook (1971)
James A. Landau
- Sky Hook (1971) and Rainbow Jumper (1974)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Soup House (1850)
George Thompson
- Soup should be seen and not heard (1917)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Southern by grace of God (1987); South rise (1949); Us chickens (1937)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- spelling that exclamation of disgust
Dale Coye
- spelling that exclamation of disgust
Dennis R. Preston
- spelling that exclamation of disgust
Dale Coye
- spelling that exclamation of disgust
Dennis R. Preston
- spelling that exclamation of disgust
Tom Kysilko
- spelling that exclamation of disgust
Vida J Morkunas
- spelling that exclamation of disgust
Dale Coye
- spelling that exclamation of disgust
Laurence Horn
- spelling that exclamation of disgust
Mark A. Mandel
- spelling that exclamation of disgust
Laurence Horn
- Spider Hole (1941, 1970)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Spider Hole (1941, 1970)
Seán Fitzpatrick
- Spider Hole (1941, 1970)
Douglas G. Wilson
- Spider Hole (1941, 1970)
Laurence Horn
- Spigotty--parallels in Slavic and Greek
Gerald Cohen
- squat poison
Joan Houston Hall
- squinny
Joan Houston Hall
- squinny
Michael Adams
- starters (was: McMansions)
Dennis R. Preston
- Sunset & Shirley Temple Cocktails (1950)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Swearing swearers
Dan Goodman
- Swearing swearers
Douglas G. Wilson
- Swimsical; Comments on Etymology
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- TANSTAAFL (1949)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- TANSTAAFL (1949)
Fred Shapiro
- tear tabs?
Bethany K. Dumas
- tear tabs?
Peter A. McGraw
- tear tabs?
Bethany K. Dumas
- Texas Toast (1960)
Orin Hargraves
- Texas Toast (1960)
J. Eulenberg
- the best dictionaries
RonButters at AOL.COM
- the best dictionaries
Jesse Sheidlower
- the best dictionaries
Robert Hartwell Fiske
- the best dictionaries
Michael Adams
- the best dictionaries
Kim & Rima McKinzey
- the best dictionaries
Cohen, Gerald Leonard
- the best dictionaries
Erin McKean
- the best dictio naries
Kim & Rima McKinzey
- the best dictionaries
Orin Hargraves
- the best dictionaries
Grant Barrett
- the best dictionaries
Thomas M. Paikeday
- the best dictionaries
Grant Barrett
- the best dictionaries
Benjamin Barrett
- the best dictionaries/one word test
paulzjoh
- the best dictionaries/one word test
Duane Campbell
- The Buck Stops Here (1946); Make a Federal Case (1951)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- The Elephant's Memory - invented writing system
Drew Danielson
- the Freedom Fricative
Laurence Horn
- the Freedom Fricative
Dennis R. Preston
- the Freedom Fricative
Laurence Horn
- the Freedom Fricative
sagehen
- the Freedom Fricative
Geoff Nathan
- the kaBOOL rule
Dennis R. Preston
- The New Scientist's competition for brave new scientific words
vida morkunas
- The real Mackay(1871)
Sam Clements
- The real Mackay(1871)
Michael Quinion
- The real Mackay(1871)
sagehen
- The real Mackay(1871)
Sam Clements
- Trail Mix (1968, 1976, 1977)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- trying to cancel at one address
Mark A. Mandel
- turkey=three strikes in a row in bowling
Sam Clements
- turkey=three strikes in a row in bowling
James Knight, MLIS
- turkey=three strikes in a row in bowling
Tom Kysilko
- Underwater Basket Weaving(1958)
Sam Clements
- Underwater Basket Weaving(1958)
Douglas G. Wilson
- Underwater Basket Weaving(1958)
Jim Parish
- Underwater Basket Weaving(1958)
Dave Wilton
- Underwater Basket Weaving(1958)
Russ McClay
- Underwater Basket Weaving(1958)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Underwater Basket Weaving(1958)
Indigo Som
- Underwater Basket Weaving(1958)
David Bowie
- What is Earliest Musical Usage of "Jazz"?
Fred Shapiro
- What is Earliest Musical Usage of "Jazz"?
Gerald Cohen
- What is Earliest Musical Usage of "Jazz"?
Jewls2u
- where "right" and "wrong" come from
Laurence Horn
- where "right" and "wrong" come from
Duane Campbell
- where does the S go, in the plural Egg McMuffin? and other puzzling questions
vida morkunas
- Whose bread I eat (1859)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- Why McSleep lost
RonButters at AOL.COM
- word of the year
Dennis Baron
- Word or Phrase of the Year
Baker, John
- WOTY commercialized by yourdictionary.com (now on Reuters)
Bapopik at AOL.COM
- WOTY Nomination for Most Unnecessary
Grant Barrett
- WOTY nominee - Newspeak category
Bruce Dykes
- WOTY nominee - Political Label category
Bruce Dykes
- WOTY nominee - Political Label category
Bruce Dykes
- X 'n Y (was Re: LSSU Word Banishment)
Se�n Fitzpatrick
- X 'n Y (was Re: LSSU Word Banishment)
Laurence Horn
- X 'n Y (was Re: LSSU Word Banishment)
Peter A. McGraw
- Yards of ammo (1944)
Douglas G. Wilson
- Re: "Twelve Steps"
RonButters at AOL.COM
- Re: How to Speak Chocolatese (Gianduja); Polish Pickup
Steve Boatti
- Re: Re: "at" at the end of a where phrase
RonButters at AOL.COM
- Re: Re: "at" at the end of a where phrase
J. Eulenberg
- Re: Re: McMansions (was: Boughten bread)
RonButters at AOL.COM
- Re: Re: McMansions (was: Boughten bread)
Fred Shapiro
- Re: Re: OED first uses
RonButters at AOL.COM
- Re: Re: recockulous
RonButters at AOL.COM
- Re: Re: recockulous
RonButters at AOL.COM
- Re: Re: squinny
RonButters at AOL.COM
- Re: Re: squinny
Beverly Flanigan
- Re: Re: the best dictionaries
RonButters at AOL.COM
- Re: word of the year
AAllan at AOL.COM
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