Topic: Etymology

Heavy metal fan dressed as Darth Vader crowd surfs at Bloodstock Festival 2021

Name forefathers: "dada" to Darth Vader

Valerie M. Fridland - The Conversation
Man holding a swear word sign in front of his mouth

For Pete's sake – who is Pete?

Ellen Gutoskey - Mental Floss
A Christmas Carol; Guy Pearce; Ebenezer Scrooge

What does "Bah, humbug!" actually mean?

Ellen Gutoskey - Mental Floss
Bronze free-range turkeys

Talking "turkey," a most versatile word

Jack Lynch - The Conversation
Clay Target Shooter

The etymology of 15 Olympic words

John Kelly - Mental Floss
Image for Nicolas Cage to explore the origins of f*ck, sh*t, and more curse words in new Netflix series

Nic Cage gives a sh*t about curse words

Zack Sharf - Indiewire
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