Dec 9, 2023 · funky "old, musty," in reference to cheeses, then "repulsive," from funk ["bad smell," 1620s, from dialectal Fr. funkière "smoke"]. It began to develop an approving sense in jazz …
Substitute for F*** in emphasizing disbelief, anger, etc
Oct 7, 2012 · You are right. I probably choose your answer as the right one. But I guess I am going to leave this open for a while in case someone offers a creative and funny one. I once …
Origin of current slang usage of the word 'sick' to mean 'great'?
This question ought to be reopened, because the current answers are basically wrong. Whether or not other usage in youth culture pre-dates it, sick became slang for pretty much the …
More formal way of saying: "Sorry to bug you again about this, …
Aug 22, 2011 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …
"Who of you" vs "which of you" - English Language & Usage Stack …
Jan 4, 2016 · The funky gibbon. The two long 'o's in 'who' and 'you' are separated by a single short word also beginning with 'o'. Moreover, there are no hard consonants or sibilants to …
What is the origin of the term "Couch Potato"?
Jan 22, 2021 · Robert was a fellow-traveller of R. Crumb and his Cheap Suit Serenaders, a somewhat funky string band. They all holed up in a nice country house in Sonoma County at …
capitalization - Are "white" and "black" ever capitalized when ...
May 30, 2014 · @NuclearHoagie Hey don't give ’em any funky ideas or pretty soon they really will demand that the grammar be changed, like by insisting that this capitalized color term be place …
meaning - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Aug 29, 2014 · There was the following passage in the New Yorker's (August 27) article titled, “A scandal at the C.I.A. May be.” : In January I (David Shafer, novelist) filed a Freedom of …
meaning - Where does "funk" and/or "funky" come from and why …
Dec 9, 2023 · funky "old, musty," in reference to cheeses, then "repulsive," from funk ["bad smell," 1620s, from dialectal Fr. funkière "smoke"]. It began to develop an approving sense in jazz …
Substitute for F*** in emphasizing disbelief, anger, etc
Oct 7, 2012 · You are right. I probably choose your answer as the right one. But I guess I am going to leave this open for a while in case someone offers a creative and funny one. I once …
Origin of current slang usage of the word 'sick' to mean 'great'?
This question ought to be reopened, because the current answers are basically wrong. Whether or not other usage in youth culture pre-dates it, sick became slang for pretty much the …
More formal way of saying: "Sorry to bug you again about this, …
Aug 22, 2011 · Stack Exchange Network. Stack Exchange network consists of 183 Q&A communities including Stack Overflow, the largest, most trusted online community for …
"Who of you" vs "which of you" - English Language & Usage Stack …
Jan 4, 2016 · The funky gibbon. The two long 'o's in 'who' and 'you' are separated by a single short word also beginning with 'o'. Moreover, there are no hard consonants or sibilants to …
What is the origin of the term "Couch Potato"?
Jan 22, 2021 · Robert was a fellow-traveller of R. Crumb and his Cheap Suit Serenaders, a somewhat funky string band. They all holed up in a nice country house in Sonoma County at …
capitalization - Are "white" and "black" ever capitalized when ...
May 30, 2014 · @NuclearHoagie Hey don't give ’em any funky ideas or pretty soon they really will demand that the grammar be changed, like by insisting that this capitalized color term be place …
meaning - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Aug 29, 2014 · There was the following passage in the New Yorker's (August 27) article titled, “A scandal at the C.I.A. May be.” : In January I (David Shafer, novelist) filed a Freedom of …
