- Does take a gander commonly mean take a chance?
According to Lighter, the noun gander has two slang meanings: "a man, esp away from his home" and "a look " Amusingly, both Mathews and Lighter note that a gander party refers to the male equivalent of a hen party—a social gathering exclusively for men Presumably, at some point, socializing men decided that it was more dignified to be
- What is the origin of have a gander? (When meaning look. )
GANDER-MONTH, s the month in which a man's wife is confined in lying in Egerton Leigh, A Glossary of Words Used in the Dialect of Cheshire (1877) essentially repeats Wilbraham's wording for gander-month and adds two entries for gonder: GONDER, s —A gooseberry L GONDER s —A gander Also, a fool, "What a gonder thee art, Raphe!" L
- Whats good for the goose is good for the gander [closed]
This phrasing preserves the gender implied in the original idiom (gander is male, goose is female) If you want to say it without referring to gender, use: What is good for one is equally good for all
- etymology - The Cobblers children have no shoes - English Language . . .
What is the origin of this phrase? Does this also apply in case of other professions? Like the goldsmith's children have no jewels or the baker's children don't eat cake?
- terminology - “Lets burn that bridge when we come to it” – is this . . .
Seems these are called malaphors Definition: An informal term for a blend of two aphorisms, idioms, or clichés (such as "That's the way the cookie bounces")
- Whats the origin of the word geezer? - English Language Usage . . .
"Geezer" actually means an odd or eccentric man This word came from guise, which was: (in Scotland and N England) the practice or custom of disguising oneself in fancy dress, often with a mask, and visiting people's houses, esp at Halloween
- british english - Whats the etymology of the military slang word . . .
In the absence of a strong countervailing theory, anything is possible I suppose—including the possibility that what's jipper for the goose may be sipper for the gander In a much more recent treatment of jippo, Jonathon Green, Chambers Slang Dictionary (2008) parks his main entry under the spelling gypo: gypo n
- word choice - Polite alternative to the term bitch when referring to . . .
I'm writing an example of constructing logic, and I need to differentiate between an adult female dog, an adult male dog and a puppy and am searching for polite terms Unfortunately, the word "bit
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