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etymology - Where do shenanigans come from? - English Language . . . Here's a second 1855 reference: to a "Shananigan ditch" dug in gold mining country in California in 1855 "On the first day of June, 1855, the defendants constructed two ditches, called respectively Rasin and Shenanagan Ditches, draining the waters of Todd's Valley Ravine, about one-half mile above the head of plaintiffs' ditch, and thereby diverting and depriving the plaintiffs of the waters
What could be the equivalent term in British or Australian English to . . . The previously-mentioned terms bumpkin (“a yokel; a clumsy, unsophisticated person)” and yokel (“(pejorative) An unsophisticated person”, also “A person of rural background”) both appear in the British-equivalent-of-redneck virtuallinguist link given in a third answer
phrases - jury-rigged, or jerry-rigged - English Language Usage . . . UPDATE: The Dubious Jerry Brothers [8 11 14] In a column headed "Notes on Books, c " in Notes and Queries (January 26, 1901), an uncredited reviewer discusses the newly released Oxford English Dictionary, Vol IV, Green—Gyzzern and Vol V, Invalid—Jew, under the editorship of James A H Murray
Is Yankee derogatory? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange I have heard of the term "Yankee" often referring to people in the Northern U S by Southerners My question is: is this term considered derogatory or offensive and should it be avoided in workplace