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2009-11-02 etymology of:

Hello again, The term 'sugar daddy' is used to depict the salacious older man who spends large amounts of money to lure younger women into romance and/or marriage; women who, if he were poor, might

2009-11-02 etymology of "second wives":

Hello and welcome to a new week, The expession 'second wives at a Jimmy Choo sale' means individuals who are spending money freely and in abundance. I believe that committed feminists would find

2009-11-01 Letter etymology:

Hello, I hope you're having a fine weekend, The word 'lettre' meaning knowledge of reading and writing, and book learning first appears in Old English in about 1150. 'Letter' as an alphabetic sign

2009-10-29 Etymology of a phrase:

Hello, I hope you're having a fine week, 'Tip-top' is beieved to be military slang which worked its way into mainstream conversation at about the time of the first World War. Today's military

2009-10-13 mean of:

Hello, I hope that you are having a fine week, There seems to be consensus that the term "Chinese Whispers" may be considered racist so you might want to call the game 'Telephone' as we do in the

 

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