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- Etymology of corny - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Why do we call dull, old-fashioned or banal things corny? As in corny movie scenes or corny jokes; not, vegetable or corn related characteristics This blog article I found on Google suggests it
- Is there a specific name for that singular exhalation laugh that . . .
I'm betting that most people know exactly what I am talking about It happens when you're scrolling through some social media and you see something that is only a little funny It may catch you by
- Does using the word crony necessitate a negative connotation?
The pejorative sense of the word seems to have become dominant in recent years When I was growing up, the word "crony" was a mildly humorous term to describe one's close friends (of the beer buddy ilk)
- Wish in one hand, tacky in the other. See which fills up first. What . . .
I am reading a contemporary American novel In a dialogue, one of the characters quotes a proverb her mother used to say: quot;Wish in one hand, tacky in the other See which fills up first quot; I
- formality - Formal way to tell someone they accidentally sent you . . .
I have received an email from someone at work He’s quite senior and probably would get quite angry to get an “accusing” message like: I wasn’t supposed to get this email It looks like you sent
- What is the origin of the 7 8 9 joke? - English Language Usage . . .
Everybody knows the iconic joke, which goes like this: Why was 6 afraid of 7? Because 7 8 9 When I search 'why was 6 afraid of 7 etymology' my results are irrelevant, mostly explaining the humor
- Origin of “as all get out” meaning “to the utmost degree”
At reference com, all get out is glossed as “in the extreme; to the utmost degree”, and at thefreedictionary com as an unimaginably large amount; “British say ‘it rained like billyo’ where
- politeness - Polite synonyms for a——hole-ish behavior - English . . .
Are there any polite synonyms for asshole-ish behavior? A good synonym would probably have about the same impact and wouldn't send people looking for their dictionaries
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