logo

Channel List
Beauty & Self
Books & Music
Career
Computers
Education
Family
Food & Wine
Health & Fitness
Hobbies & Crafts
Home & Garden
Money
News & Politics
Relationships
Religion & Spirituality
Sports
Travel & Culture
TV & Movies
Safety
We take forum safety very seriously here at BellaOnline. Please be sure to read through our Forum Guidelines. Let us know if you have any questions or comments!
Newest Members
mamabean83, Veloca, user12, lmast, MoniqueM
54919 Registered Users
Forum Stats
54919 Members
410 Forums
105956 Topics
735806 Posts

Max Online: 537 @ 07/02/12 11:21 AM
Top Posters (30 Days)
Rosie L 917
Beetlemess 687
Nancy Roussy 544
Lisa LowCarb / VideoGames 433
Lori-Dreams 252
Debbie-SpiritualityEditor 221
Connie - ADD/Sandwiches 175
loongdragon 110
Terri-Exercise Editor 88
Lori - Marriage 86
Ad Income Supports Charity
Topic Options
#673363 - 03/28/11 12:49 PM Origin of Terms and Words
Vance Offline
Wolf

Registered: 12/22/05
Posts: 5331
Loc: Gloversville, New York
Here is a neat little game. Have you ever wondered where certain terms and words originated from? Most of us know that the term Your name is Mud originated from Dr. Samuel Mudd. He was the one who helped set the broken leg of Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth and he became "very unpopular".

He had no idea that Booth had just killed Lincoln and was unfairly convicted as a co-conspirator.

I will start with the word "hogwash." Hogwash has come to mean an untruth but what it really was nearly liquified kitchen scraps that were tossed into a pigpen for the pigs to eat.It means "worthless items".

If you have a term or a word origin, please feel free to post it here.


Edited by Bloody Vance Urban Lgnds. (03/28/11 12:50 PM)

Top

Add Origin of Terms and Words to Twitter Add Origin of Terms and Words to Facebook Add Origin of Terms and Words to MySpace Add Origin of Terms and Words to Del.icio.us Digg Origin of Terms and Words Add Origin of Terms and Words to Yahoo My Web Add Origin of Terms and Words to Google Bookmarks Add Origin of Terms and Words to Stumbleupon Add Origin of Terms and Words to Reddit
#728292 - 11/30/11 09:36 PM Re: Origin of Terms and Words [Re: Vance]
sad_1 Offline
Newbie

Registered: 11/20/11
Posts: 40
Courage comes from the same Latin roots as the French word Coeur or Heart

Top

Add Re: Origin of Terms and Words to Twitter Add Re: Origin of Terms and Words to Facebook Add Re: Origin of Terms and Words to MySpace Add Re: Origin of Terms and Words to Del.icio.us Digg Re: Origin of Terms and Words Add Re: Origin of Terms and Words to Yahoo My Web Add Re: Origin of Terms and Words to Google Bookmarks Add Re: Origin of Terms and Words to Stumbleupon Add Re: Origin of Terms and Words to Reddit



Want to reply? Register as a Forum Member - it's quick, free and fun!
Brand New Posts
Do Not Complain for 1 Month
by Lisa LowCarb / VideoGames
Buddhism
5 seconds ago
Clear the Clutter with ADD
by Connie - ADD/Sandwiches
Attention Deficit Disorder
18 minutes 44 seconds ago
Headline News...
by Elleise - Clairvoyance
Clairvoyance
32 minutes 3 seconds ago
What's your Typical Daily Menu?
by Lori-Dreams
Low Carb
35 minutes 8 seconds ago
Has Anyone Had A Bad House Experiences?
by Elleise - Clairvoyance
Clairvoyance
38 minutes 48 seconds ago
How Did You Care For Your Body Today?
by Nancy Roussy
Body Care
39 minutes 50 seconds ago
Game; song titles with colors in them
by Nancy Roussy
Blues & Jazz
Today at 05:26 PM
Body parts in song titles
by Nancy Roussy
Gospel and Christian Music
Today at 05:23 PM
Game female names in song titles
by Nancy Roussy
Women In Music
Today at 05:22 PM
What is your stress level today?
by Nancy Roussy
Stress Management
Today at 05:11 PM
Register to Post!
Want to post? For security reasons you need to Register as a Forum Member. It's quick, easy and free!
Forum Activities
Book Clubs
Trivia Contests
Who's Online
2 registered (Lisa LowCarb / VideoGames, Connie - ADD/Sandwiches), 118 Guests and 3 Spiders online.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Ad Income Supports Charity



| About BellaOnline | Privacy Policy | Advertising | Become an Editor |
Website copyright © 2013 Minerva WebWorks LLC. All rights reserved.