etymology - English Language Usage Stack Exchange "Tail over teakettle" is one of several similar phrases to describe a tumble or fall But where how did this originate? A few web searches give me pages where people use the phrase, and one of the
etymology - Origin of the idiom butt of jokes - English Language . . . Similar phrases: He is getting the brunt of the joke He is getting the raw end of the deal He got the business end of a sword Someone who continually gets the joke butts can be referred to as a butt monkey but that may be returning to using "butt" to mean your tushy
When and where did spanking begin to be used as an adjective? The connection between the baby and the spank on the tushy is pretty well engrained in the American psyche, I believe By the way, another Americanism is "as cute as a baby's bottom," (or sometimes "smooth as a baby's bottom") which adds another wrinkle to the notion of brand spanking newness
Was the informal usage of kosher an AmE one originally? They, and their children (or at least many of them) spoke a low-brow version of American English whose contribution to American culture includes such words as tushy, heiny, chutzpah, mitzvah, schlep, "enjoy!", etc, and, yes, kosher, too