The word "mullet" describes a hairstyle worn, particularly in the southern U.S., which is characterized by short hair on the top and sides, with very long hair in the back.
The word "Nazi" is actually an abbreviation. The party's full name was the "Nazionalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartel."
The word "peach" was once used as a slang term for informing against or betraying an accomplice.
The word "queue" is the only word in the English language that is still pronounced the same way when the last four letters are removed.
The word "robot" was coined in 1920 in a play, R.U.R. (the initials stood for "Rossum's Universal Robots"), written by Czech dramatist Karel Capek. The word was made up by his brother Josef . When Karel was writing his play, he couldn't decide on a name for these artificial creatures. Originally, he proposed the word "labors." Josef proposed "robots," coming from the word "robota," which means "work" in Czech and other Slavic languages, including Russian.
The word "sake," Japanese wine made from fermented rice, is shortened from the word sake-mizu, which translates to "prosperous waters."
The word "snorkel" comes from the German word Schnorchel, which was a tube used by German submarine crews in WWII. The subs used an electric battery when travelling underwater, which had to be recharged using diesel engines. The engines needed air to run. To avoid the hazard of surfacing to run the engines, the Germans used the schnoerkel to feed air from the surface into the engines.
The word "taxi" is spelled the same in English, German, French, Swedish, and Portuguese.
The word "tip," meaning a gratuity, was originally an acronym standing for "To Insure Promptness."
The word "toady" originally referred to a magician's assistant who literally ate toads a part of the show. Toads were once thought to be poisonous; when the "toady" recovered from eating one of them it was considered an indication of the magician's power.
The word "toast," meaning a proposal of health, originated in Rome, where an actual bit of spiced, burned bread was dropped into wine to improve the drink's flavor, absorb its sediment, and thus make it more healthful.
The word "yardstick" is derived in part from the Old English word "gird" for the word "yard," which translates to "stick." As a result of this melding, we're literally calling the measuring device a "stick-stick."
The word encyclopedia is derived from the Greek enkuklios paideia, meaning "general education."
The word monsoon is derived from the Arabic word mausim, meaning "season." It was first used by Arab sailors to describe the seasonal winds that blow across the Arabian Sea.
The word saltcellar comes from the French salière for “salt dispenser,” and so literally means “salt salter.”
The word SILENT contains exactly the same letters as the word LISTEN.
The words "naked" and "nude" are not the same. Naked implies unprotected. Nude means unclothed.
The words CHOICE COD read the same when held in front of a mirror upside-down. This also applies to the word DIOXIDE.
Theodore Roosevelt was the only U.S. president to deliver an inaugural address without using the word "I." Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Dwight D. Eisenhower tied for second place, using "I" only once in their inaugural addresses.
There are 293 different ways to make change for a dollar.
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