Tag Archives: Baffling British Words

Six Innocent Phrases and Their Morally Suspect Origins

By | Posted on April 18th, 2013
Tyrant, Traitor, Murderer, and Public Enemy. A contemporary woodcut showing the 1649 beheading of Charles I. The Warder Collection.

From “by hook or by crook” to “going Dutch,” here are six charming expressions that have morally dubious origins.

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Baffling British Baby Terms

By | Posted on January 14th, 2013
"I'm not a nipper. I'm a big boy."

With the royal baby on the way it may be helpful to brush up on some baffling British baby terms.

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