The first appearance of “how come” in print dates to 1848, but since that was in Bartlett’s Dictionary of Americanisms and the phrase was described as being common at that time, it is almost certainly …

Jan 4, 2011 · What is the origin of the word cum? I'm trying to find the roots for its prevalent usage, especially in North America.

Dec 7, 2010 · I've heard this phrase several times but was given several contradictory interpretations. Please provide an exact meaning of the phase.

Jun 3, 2019 · Surely the question wasn't whether 'piss' means 'urine', but how a word concerning piss has come to mean drunk or angry? I don't see that this answers the question.

Sep 14, 2016 · In these uses the derivation from the verbal phrase is quite evident. The noun form cross-referenced in OED Online, 'comether', represents a dialectal pronunciation of 'come-hither': …

Jun 18, 2017 · 2 I want to say England I will come to visit you can I use "here I come"? "Here I come!" is a whimsical expression which often has an exclamation mark. It's also in the present tense, and so …

Aug 5, 2010 · The meaning of the expression, as nearly as it can be conveyed in English is: "That is true;" "That is all so." ... To General Andrew Jackson is attributed the introduction of the Choctaw …

Nov 20, 2015 · So I have three questions: Where did cahoot come from? When was it first used in written English? How did it acquire its lingering pejorative sense (mentioned in Bartlett in 1848 as …

It means something is paid from personal funds. Somehow "out of pocket" has become a new business catchphrase meaning "unreachable, out of communication", "unavailable", which is incorrect. Correct …

Jan 13, 2015 · 3 How do you use the phrase 'come doing' properly? On the one hand, 'come doing' means that someone comes for doing something. For example, "Why not come dancing tonight?". …