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Origin of fag (meaning a cigarette in British English) This appears to be speculative, and doesn't necessarily explain why this definition fell into common usage to indicate a cigarette I'm looking for something more concrete indicating what caused it to be used in this context What is the origin of this meaning of the word?
Why was Spook a slur used to refer to African Americans? I understand that the word spook is a racial slur that rose in usage during WWII; I also know Germans called black gunners Spookwaffe What I don't understand is why Spook seems to also mean 'ghos
indefinite articles - Is it a usual or an usual? Why? - English . . . As Jimi Oke points out, it doesn't matter what letter the word starts with, but what sound it starts with Since "usual" starts with a 'y' sound, it should take 'a' instead of 'an' Also, If you say "today was an usual day", unless your pronunciation is extremely clear, you risk being misunderstood as "today was unusual day", which will only confuse your listeners
How does pussy come to mean coward? The word pussy is often used to mean "coward" This guy is a pussy and I am wondering why How are woman's genitals related to being a "coward"?
Does pro- always precede pre- in a sequence? If so, why? In biological vocabulary, sometimes both pre- and pro- are used as prefixes to indicate something earlier in a sequence For example, pro-B cells develop into pre-B cells, which eventually develop
Why is pineapple in English but ananas in all other languages? The question is: why did the English adapt the name pineapple from Spanish (which originally meant pinecone in English) while most European countries eventually adapted the name ananas, which came from the Tupi word nanas (also meaning pineapple)
Using hundreds to express thousands: why, where, when? The question title refers to expressing thousands using multiples of hundreds, like saying "twelve hundred" instead of "one thousand two hundred" This is somehow new to me I may have heard it, li