What is the etymology of 'ballot'?
November 2, 2026 at 2:45 PM
What is the etymology of 'ballot'?
change the world with crank etymology
November 4, 2026 at 6:45 PM
change the world with crank etymology
Election day etymology
The "wether" in bellwether is a castrated ram. A bellwether leads the other sheep and wears a bell so people can find them 🐏
November 3, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Election day etymology
Hold on real quick while I google the complete etymology and history of the word “subpoena”.
November 4, 2026 at 4:35 AM
Hold on real quick while I google the complete etymology and history of the word “subpoena”.
In a café researching the etymology of "gonorrhoea". The guy sitting next to me definitely thought I was looking up symptoms. Now he's the guy sitting over there.
November 3, 2026 at 11:10 AM
In a café researching the etymology of "gonorrhoea". The guy sitting next to me definitely thought I was looking up symptoms. Now he's the guy sitting over there.
What even is the etymology of "cunny"
November 4, 2026 at 1:05 PM
What even is the etymology of "cunny"
Me finally looking up the etymology of bellwether 🤨
November 4, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Me finally looking up the etymology of bellwether 🤨
Post-modern interpretive etymology
October 30, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Post-modern interpretive etymology
Well the "intersection of transphobia and misogyny" is kind of a pop-etymology of the term that doesn't even use the actual definition in "Whipping Girl".
It doesn't make sense either, because it's not an intersection of two things. It's not like transphobia can be neatly separated from misogyny.
It doesn't make sense either, because it's not an intersection of two things. It's not like transphobia can be neatly separated from misogyny.
This isn’t even specific to “TME” but has become one of the finer complexities of transmisogyny theory—lots of people define transmisogyny as “the intersection of transphobia and misogyny,” but then we have this problem: essentially ALL trans people deal with both transphobia and misogyny
November 2, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Well the "intersection of transphobia and misogyny" is kind of a pop-etymology of the term that doesn't even use the actual definition in "Whipping Girl".
It doesn't make sense either, because it's not an intersection of two things. It's not like transphobia can be neatly separated from misogyny.
It doesn't make sense either, because it's not an intersection of two things. It's not like transphobia can be neatly separated from misogyny.
wiktionary gives no real etymology for todger
November 1, 2026 at 9:57 PM
wiktionary gives no real etymology for todger
the closest synonym I can think of is "thug" which has its own imperial etymology
November 4, 2026 at 11:21 AM
the closest synonym I can think of is "thug" which has its own imperial etymology
Hello, I’m a cultural consultant and this has been your free knowledge drop on the etymology of chai, tea, & the abomination that is chai tea
November 3, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Hello, I’m a cultural consultant and this has been your free knowledge drop on the etymology of chai, tea, & the abomination that is chai tea
Also, 15yo knew 'etymology' — so kudos for that.
November 3, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Also, 15yo knew 'etymology' — so kudos for that.
Map shows etymology of China's provinces and major cities. I found this super interesting. Source: buff.ly/2tp3xgH
October 31, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Map shows etymology of China's provinces and major cities. I found this super interesting. Source: buff.ly/2tp3xgH
There’s been Little Etymology Done
November 3, 2026 at 9:02 AM
There’s been Little Etymology Done
Oooooooh, I love etymology more than anything else.
Except trees, maybe.
Except trees, maybe.
November 1, 2026 at 11:14 AM
Oooooooh, I love etymology more than anything else.
Except trees, maybe.
Except trees, maybe.
fraudulent stems from freud #etymology
October 31, 2026 at 7:32 PM
fraudulent stems from freud #etymology
The word of the day is…hopium.
November 3, 2026 at 1:03 AM
The word of the day is…hopium.
Doing advice/advise spelling with the 15yo. "What's the etymology of them?" he asked. I didn't know, so we looked them up. The s in advise was brought in in the 18C to differentiate between noun and verb. You learn something every day.
November 3, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Doing advice/advise spelling with the 15yo. "What's the etymology of them?" he asked. I didn't know, so we looked them up. The s in advise was brought in in the 18C to differentiate between noun and verb. You learn something every day.
Not to be an insufferable etymology nerd, but the term transmisogyny was coined before the term misogynoir. Of course, the framework of intersectionality predates both words.
November 2, 2026 at 6:47 AM
Not to be an insufferable etymology nerd, but the term transmisogyny was coined before the term misogynoir. Of course, the framework of intersectionality predates both words.
I still become a spectacular etymology pedant if some kid tries telling me "actually it's the Isis through Oxford".
November 4, 2026 at 3:24 PM
I still become a spectacular etymology pedant if some kid tries telling me "actually it's the Isis through Oxford".
Because they don't understand the etymology of the word, correct
November 2, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Because they don't understand the etymology of the word, correct
To add to that, the history of 'flabbergasted' is: we don't really know. First documented in the late 18th century, possibly of East Anglian origin. As an East Anglian myself, I endorse this etymology.
November 2, 2026 at 10:58 AM
To add to that, the history of 'flabbergasted' is: we don't really know. First documented in the late 18th century, possibly of East Anglian origin. As an East Anglian myself, I endorse this etymology.
November 2, 2026 at 4:03 PM