
etymology - When did people start "boinking"? - English Language ...
Sep 21, 2014 · Do you think boink is a blending of boing and bonk*, or simply a spelling variation of bonk? Your earlier references seem to indicate that "boink" original meant to either tap people …
What is it called when you "buy" something for free?
Sep 20, 2023 · Why my downvote? Because single-word-requirest that paint themselves into a corner (e.g. it must be a single noun or a single verb) or that ask for a word which must meet an impossible …
Is the word "psithurism" really used in English?
Jun 4, 2020 · The OED notes of psithurism, "Obsolete. Forms: α. psithurisma. β. psithurism. This word belongs in Frequency Band 1. Band 1 contains extremely rare words unlikely ever to appear in …
What would you call a person who doesn't want to learn anything new?
What would you call a person who doesn't want to learn new things and even maybe thinks that this is unnecessary since he knows enough already? An ignorant person?
grammatical number - €10 = "ten euro" or "ten euros"? - English ...
Feb 21, 2011 · In this case, in English Euro (or euro) has two accepted plural forms: euros and euro. In Community legislative acts the plural forms of euro and cent are spelled without the s, …
Word for something that threatens its own existence
Mar 20, 2020 · The problem seems to be existential - "Could such a thing exist?" Something that threatens its own existence, but never actually does the action that would destroy it? Such a thing …
etymology - What is the origin of the idiom "I did her"? - English ...
Feb 1, 2023 · Some obviously relate to penetration or other aspects of the sex act (hit, nail, boink, lay, sleep with...), but a lot are very common verbs with numerous meanings (do, have, take, etc). It's …
"end to end" vs "end-to-end" - English Language & Usage Stack …
Jun 15, 2020 · "end-to-end" is an adjective Whenever you are describing a noun with this term, it is an adjective. Usage example: Engineers doing end-to-end development. Our company offers an end-to …
"Man" is to "womanizer" as "woman" is to what?
May 27, 2012 · What's the feminine version of womanizer? Your title and question are a bit contradictory. Reading the title, I inferred that the question was a man womanizes a female so what …
Usage of "shall we?" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Oct 2, 2010 · If you are in a situation where a group is gathering to do something (go out for lunch, start a meeting, etc.), "Shall we?" would mean something like "Are we now all ready and is it now time to …