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What is the origin of 'chuck'?

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Abbygail
Student • 1 years ago

CHUCK - in its slang sense was used especially in the 1960s and 1970s by Black people. This use arose by analogy with Mister Charlie, a slang term used in the same sense and also derived from a nickname for Charles.

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How did 'countdown' come about?

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Rubie
Student • 1 years ago

The countdown originated from the Austrian filmmaker Fritz Lang. Its purpose was to create suspense for the viewers, unlike the conventional way of counting up to coordinate towards a task.

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What's a 'Chart's Key'?

How did 'Merry Christmas' come about? Where did it originate?

What is the difference between 'tube and tubing'?

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Abbygail
Student • 1 years ago

TUBING is tubes, considered as a group while tube is anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape.

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What is the 'screaming abdabs' about?

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Abbygail
Student • 1 years ago

SCREAMING ABDABS - a British expression for inducing an attack of extreme anxiety or irritation in someone. It's recorded in print from the middle 1940s.

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What is the origin of 'bullet points'?

What is the etymology of 'orchard'?

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Rubie
Student • 1 years ago

The word ORCHARD came for the Old English word ORTGEARD and the Latin word HORTUS which means yard / garden.

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Why does cellphones and phones so called?

How did 'delete' come about?

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Rubie
Student • 1 years ago

DELETE came from the Latin Word DELERE, and DELET- which means blotted out or effaced thus comes the word delete from the Late Middle English which means destroy.

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