etymology - Where does the word “snogging” come from?
snog, n: a stick used for 'cock-squoyling' A glossary of Berkshire words and phrases, Volume 20, Issue 3 - Job Lowsley (1888). Sadly not helpful in this case. (For those that are interested, cock-squoyling is a game that involves throwing sticks (or squoils, snogs) at cocks). snog (Mx.): a nod: The cow gave a snog, ie. a push with the head
Etymology and meaning of the word "snog"
2012年12月8日 · Having looked to urban dictionary, witionary, online etymology, dictionary.com, Wikipedia and wordfreaks.tribe.net, I have found a wide variance in the etymology and definition of the word snog. I believe this to be a British phrase meaning simply kissing, but several of the above references push it to the level of making out.
Origin of "canoodle" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Webster's claims that canoodle comes from the German knudeln:. Ger knudeln, to cuddle < or akin to LowG knuddel, a knot, clump, dim. of dial.
What is the etymology and meaning of "fill your boots"?
2011年10月3日 · As all good sayings do, it comes from a sailor. The following is an excerpt from Memoirs of Serjeant Paul Swanston: being a narrative of a soldier's life, in barracks, ships, camps, battles, and captivity on sea and land; with notices of …
What is the etymology of "flabbergasted"? - English Language
2011年12月25日 · Here’s the OED’s etymological note (lightly edited): First mentioned in 1772 as a new piece of fashionable slang; possibly of dialectal origin; Moor 1823 records it as a Suffolk word, and Jamieson, Supplement 1825, has flabrigast, 'to gasconade' [to boast extravagantly], flabrigastit 'worn out with exertion', as used in Perthshire.
terminology - Meaning and etymology of the “ite” and “ine/ene” …
2011年7月13日 · I’ve noticed that a very large proportion of the names of mineral species and mineral groups end in -ite and (less commonly,) -ine or -ene.