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noun | a reference source containing words alphabetically arranged along with information about their forms, pronunciations, functions, and etymologies

You probably know that ‘s’more’ is an alteration of “some more.” But did you know that ‘marshmallow’ comes from the ‘mallow’ plant that is found in MARSHES???

‘SOS’ is NOT an acronym for “save our souls.” ‘Golf’ is NOT an acronym for “gentlemen only, ladies forbidden.” ‘Posh’ is NOT an acronym for “port out, starboard home.” ‘News’ is NOT an acronym for “north, east, west, south,’ OR “notable events, weather, sports.”

false positive | noun | a person or test result that is incorrectly classified as positive (as for the presence of a health condition) because of imperfect testing methods or procedures

‘Odyssey’ comes from the name Odysseus. The first known use of ‘odyssey’ as a generic term for “journey” was in Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Kidnapped” in 1886.

denim = ‘de Nîmes’ because they were made in the French city of Nĭmes jeans = ‘Genoa’ because they were worn by the Genoese navy khakis = Hindi word for “dust-colored, brown” JNCO = “Judge None Choose One"

Underestimate freelancers at your own peril. Originally, ‘freelance’ referred to a medieval mercenary who would fight for whichever nation or person paid them the most. Those tax forms must’ve been nuts to fill out.