Etymology

interlectually challenging thoughts and ideas ......

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Jauntie I really don't understand what you mean?

Have I said or done anything unIslamic?

Maryum : Umm Hasan bint Abdullah Alshabrawishi

Another interesting web site for words and expressions is Urban Dictionary.

http://www.urbandictionary.com

Princess and Jauntie

The expression **wet back** comes from the mexicans crossing the "Rio Grande"( Great River) between Mexico and the US border.

The mexicans living in California they call themselves *La Raza*.(The Race)

Currently a lot of Cuban Americans residing in Florida nickname themselves *Marielitos*. Why? Because in 1980, 250.000.00 Cuban refugees departed in what ever could float from the Port City of Mariel, Cuba in exodus to Florida.

That includes between 5000-10000 hard core criminals and political prisoners. It has being said that Fidel Castro empty his jails and did let go, so many people in retaliation for the US Embargo against Cuba.

Is halarious that every language of the world has its own etymology.

 One of North America ethymologies is "Gringo", this word comes from the Mexican-American war. The mexican name the US soldiers *Gringos*. Now is being use world wide in any hispanic society when refering to the *USA*. 

"Every once in a while, declare peace -- it confuses the hell out of your enemies." - Quark quotes a Rule of Acquisition, "The Homecoming"

Islam disappeared to.  Or am I imagining things.

Oh well - takes all types and we can all change our image ... I guess  .. no offense, PH, cos I like how you are now, but WOW what a switch! lol

have a nice night all - been fun

xx

I think the word loo came from the place Waterloo, where Napoleon went to war and lost.

We alway have that feeling when we go to the loo, right?  going to war and sure to lose..

ROFL

lol xie xie

Web aholic bum better go see to the hubby now that he's home loll

Catch ya later dudes

Maryum : Umm Hasan bint Abdullah Alshabrawishi

yes xiexie.. anal does pertain to anus.. But I always thought it mean a person has a stick up their arse??

Never understood why the english think its a curse word!

Maryum : Umm Hasan bint Abdullah Alshabrawishi

Yeah loo is called the can in america too!

loo is short for lavatory! Its "posh" lol

BTW to say someone is posh is somewhat of a joke here in england. As we have alot of "chavs" or "wannabes" trying to be "posh" lol

oh yeah.. and where did wetback come from? They call mexicans in Cali wetbacks!  

Maryum : Umm Hasan bint Abdullah Alshabrawishi

In Australia in addition to loo we call it "can" and "dunny"

Bimbo is what you call a loose woman, right?

Mickey may be for Mickey Mouse

Anal, a curse word?  Doesnt it pertains to the anus? 

How about the "loo" is it the shortened for something?

I've always wondered about the word Anal. My husband thinks its a derogatory curse word.. when I think it just means uptight!

how about nappies instead of diapers.

 Oh and why do english call pakistanis "black" when they are clearly brown?

or Ouwee which northerners(england) say as slang for come here. ( I think the first time I heard it I thought it was an insult)

Why do people say Ta which is short for thank you? Or Cheerio down south?

Where does the word Bimbo come from cuz it sounds like a monkey?

Why do the english take the mickey out on people when they are making fun of them?

And rather then saying unwell northerners(england) say pooley or worse poeley.

Instead of saying lavatory people say "I'm going to the Bog!" Very cockney expression. And why do Americans call it the Bathroom or restroom, when they are not taking a bath or resting?

Maryum : Umm Hasan bint Abdullah Alshabrawishi

yes it had something to do with the server..happened to me too...

everything stopped and I couldn't post my post ....

was a nice little joke about hub's socks.

Oh well

I shall parade the torquoise next time we meet :D

Actually I love it! Just need the occasion ......

lol jauntie.....its exactly what happens to me when i throw something of hubby's, he asks me about it the next day....even though he hasnt used it in years........

Good call Jauntie, I can imganie where there thread wouldve lead to...

Its a pity people cant discuss things in a civilised manner, but knowing how threads turn out here, I can imagine the backlash...

and you can bet yer boots, the day my hub had sneaked out something I was hoarding, that's the day I want it!

because, although I felt I wanted to - his message of peace etc. - when I read to the bottom line it said he'd Christened a well known Muslim journalist (who had spoken out about things and had had death threats)into the Catholic Faith and I decided it was too inflamatory to post.

I guess I wasnt ready to take any backlash.   Actually, I was surprised I only saw it mentioned ONCE on a thread, and only in passing.  The Baptism I mean.   So I'm glad I didn't make a thing about the Pope's Easter Blessing.

Juantie..are you a hoarder, you would get along with my hubby..He has text books from the 80's that i swear i will throw out one day....

Good to hear Alexa Jauntie wanted to post the Popes easter message but didnt....

omg

An American friend of mine stayed with us (with her hub and kiddie) when they were going through a stressful time - something to do with him getting out of KSA - anyway she crocheted me so many Afghans? (those rug type shawl things) that I still have about 8 of them still!

she said it relaxed her when stressed

but why did she have to send them ALL to me!!!!!!!!!!???

For anyone watching this, I am unable to throw anything away that friend or family give me.  My home is a shrine to strange looking plaster horses and knitted octopusses - go figure.

Well you should have...Im sure people would have liked to read it..

Are we boring you Alexa....it is boring tonight actually apart from jaunties posts.

how about that then?

puffs out chest and looks importantly 'didn't wanna cause a ruckus' ish

oh poop, I'm being silly lol

yep jauntie like groundhog day....

I'm being maudlin cos I want to pretend to be intelligent and no ones paying any attention

stomp stomp waaaaaaaaaa

sometimes I see those threads just going around and around, day after day ..... and month after month! actually lol

all night

at least that gets the little grey cells going!

hey jauntie..this is better and more interesting than a lot of threads here..

Rather talk about this than politics and religon which end in insults...

ooops i take that back schmuck was an insult...lol..

lol at schmuk..now thats a real insult...

I should have realised that yonks ago.

Tend to forget I'm old enough to be your granny :D

ho hum

lalalalalalala

schmuk means 'horses penis' ! lmao

ha!  I read this:

"in hebrew schmuk means horses penis".

"...brothers best friend is jewish. he told us. used for an insult"

I never knew that!!!!

well well - I shan't be using THAT expression again  hahahaha

people still say they will take 'a quick shufty' at something, don't they? in UK I mean.  Meaning they will take a look at something

well tishuff in Arabic means 'he looks' - shufty = look

Don't quote me on my transalation lol but near as damnit

could it be because it's like you are burning it into the memory.  Like maybe we may have used to say you have to 'burn' something into OUR brain, to remember it?

does that make sense?

I'm only guessing, here ...

probably jauntie..but i like it..

The bint one is interesting....

"Burn"  is another word I learned (re-learned??) a few years back, take note, in China.

Until now I'm still not quite sure that it means "transferring or copying  of data from computer to a cd"  am I right?

And why use the word "burn" to do this?

It is a Jewish expression, used mostly in NY state.

"Every once in a while, declare peace -- it confuses the hell out of your enemies." - Quark quotes a Rule of Acquisition, "The Homecoming"

apart from Basil Brush on UK kids TV lol

US converted it to 'panties in a bunch' :D

maybe your link says what it is .. will look

By the way, none of you picked up on why some old soldiers in the UK used to call a woman, a 'bint'

Bint = Arabic for daughter, or girl.  The word was brought home to the Western world after WW1, I think.

Many words came back with the soldiers and were incorporated as slang words.

Cha  = tea

can't think of any others off hand

I like the "dont get you knickers in a twist"..although i can imagine where that came from.

sometimes it's fun when you find these things out!

bit like WYSIWYG :D

As mad as a hatter!

No one uses this one neither.

  I had to research this one...

http://www.fun-with-words.com/etym_phrases.html#Etymology_Mad_Hatter

"Every once in a while, declare peace -- it confuses the hell out of your enemies." - Quark quotes a Rule of Acquisition, "The Homecoming"

dont be bored jauntie..we are learning more and more...

wow jauntie.. first time i hear this...i agree with you this thread is interesting, as we take these words for granted but never know the origin..

Really?? Amazing!! How do you know that?

So, it was really an acronym..

Thanks, another new thing learned today

seems like hours lol

waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Remember the phrase:  What a heartless shumuck!

"Every once in a while, declare peace -- it confuses the hell out of your enemies." - Quark quotes a Rule of Acquisition, "The Homecoming"

into other meanings.

hmmm

well a caddy used to hold tea, until Americans made them into cars

a screw used to hold pieces of wood together

to 'flash' was a new way to take photo's in the dark

beating the meat, was to tenderize a steak

oh I'm bored now .... lol

someone else take over

that's probably why no-one else does LOL

God forbid I have upset you so :D

Juantie,  Just keep it up, I might have to piss all over your PC keyboard. 

 My Confession Booth is water tight, it even has a tear collector on hand...

lol 

"Every once in a while, declare peace -- it confuses the hell out of your enemies." - Quark quotes a Rule of Acquisition, "The Homecoming"

POSH comes from when the ladies from UK sailed out to India in the Empire days.

Because they didn't want their fair skin to burn in the sun on the journey to and from the UK to India, they insisted on their ticket being

Port Out, Starboard Home.

POSH

Geddit? 

I love that one :D

But seem to remember a UK comedian who always used to say: 

"what a gay day" whilst mincing about .  Trying to remember who he was ....his name ...  hang on! lol

Larry Grayson ... OK that was late 70s

Jauntie i thought POSH was a nice word for classsy people until Posh from spicegirls took over that name and sadly it doesnt suit her. What is the meaning?

xiexie the word gay became related to homosexuals because quite frankly the name suits them, they are the most happiest people Ive ever come across..

Before, "Gay", an adjective, means happy or merry or lively

But these days, "Gay", noun or adjective?, is also another name for  homosexual.

Do you still remember when the word "gay" became related to homosexual? Was it in the 70's or 80's?

But to take this thread as it's meant.

Do you know the origin of the expression 'posh'?

Or why some men in the UK used to refer to a woman as a 'bint'?

good link jauntie...

if you have the time *yawn*

http://ask.metafilter.com/43640/Where-does-term-pissed-off-come-from

yes jauntie and the lack of control you have over your bladder when you are pissed....

I imagine getting 'pissed' probably relates to how full your bladder is lol

I checked in a google search for being 'pissed off' and it came up with:

"Doesn't seem to be related to being angry. You are more likely to piss your pants when you are scared"

dont forget pissed means drunk too...

Well in England, mad, fag, pants to name a few mean very different things than they do for Americans. Latin and Greek often explain the origin of words but how came pants can mean such different things between US and UK that it could be hugely embarrssing! (if you went out in England in your pants it would be your underwear)