Hot For Words
My name is Marina and I am a philologist. I love to discuss the origins of words. Keep checking back for interesting stories behind words we use. If you have any suggestions, please send them my way!
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Graduation | 2010-09-25 18:58:21 |
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Weezer's Hurley | 2010-09-14 16:36:56 |
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Byte! | 2010-09-07 14:56:26 |
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Apologize | 2010-08-24 15:34:55 |
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Quarantine | 2010-08-12 13:39:07 |
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Mint | 2010-08-12 13:32:10 |
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Telephone | 2010-07-29 02:12:10 |
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Vacation and Vanity - Related? | 2010-07-24 18:23:26 |
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The real Anna Chapman Video - Espionage | 2010-07-13 19:27:00 |
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Football and Soccer vs. 2 | 2010-07-12 23:05:17 |
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Vuvuzela | 2010-07-12 22:59:38 |
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Bargain | 2010-06-28 23:23:02 |
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Bully | 2010-06-21 21:53:00 |
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Newbie | 2010-06-15 20:47:12 |
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Last Names | 2010-06-07 22:32:00 |
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Filibuster | 2010-06-03 00:42:17 |
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RAS Syndrome | 2010-05-30 14:31:31 |
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Lesbian | 2010-05-30 14:28:51 |
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My YouTube Story | 2010-05-24 16:27:45 |
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Robin Hood | 2010-05-20 11:24:41 |
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Murphy's Law | 2010-05-15 20:49:12 |
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Homo Sapiens and Homosexual | 2010-05-12 22:12:57 |
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Animal Magnetism | 2010-05-12 12:26:47 |
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Teacher Appreciation Week | 2010-05-12 12:26:18 |
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Ow and Ouch! | 2010-04-28 15:00:42 |
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Boobquake | 2010-04-26 21:05:11 |
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W, why pronounced as Double U? | 2010-04-25 17:40:05 |
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Platonic | 2010-04-22 12:25:47 |
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300 Million Views! | 2010-04-18 19:47:15 |
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Burbank Photo Shoot | 2010-04-13 18:47:39 |
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Secretary | 2010-04-12 16:21:48 |
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Diva | 2010-04-07 16:21:53 |
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Easter | 2010-04-05 18:41:53 |
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Booty Call | 2010-04-01 18:16:48 |
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Anthropomorphic | 2010-03-29 21:33:00 |
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PMS | 2010-03-24 13:58:20 |
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Accent | 2010-03-16 21:10:51 |
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Hooligan | 2010-03-16 21:10:15 |
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Bitch Slap | 2010-03-16 21:08:59 |
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Retarded | 2010-03-01 20:34:12 |
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Curiosity Killed the Cat | 2010-03-01 19:30:00 |
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In a nutshell | 2010-02-23 16:41:03 |
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Nexus | 2010-02-19 15:41:44 |
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Valentine's Day | 2010-02-15 16:30:46 |
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Onomatopoeia | 2010-02-08 22:30:12 |
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Lo and Behold | 2010-02-03 03:00:00 |
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Blue Laws | 2010-02-02 19:00:00 |
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Spoonerisms | 2010-02-02 15:00:00 |
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OK | 2010-01-25 07:11:24 |
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Beat around the bush | 2010-01-25 07:09:40 |
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Amor | 2010-01-25 07:04:24 |
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Matchmaker | 2010-01-14 18:33:52 |
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Euphemism | 2010-01-10 18:30:00 |
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Date | 2010-01-10 00:21:38 |
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Best of O'Reilly Factor in 2009 | 2010-01-03 20:51:30 |
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Avatar | 2010-01-03 20:48:04 |
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Mistletoe | 2009-12-25 17:01:37 |
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Some Phobias | 2009-12-21 00:42:43 |
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Mischievous | 2009-12-21 00:33:21 |
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Profanity | 2009-12-10 17:42:49 |
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The Mineral Cummingtonite | 2009-12-05 17:28:19 |
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Thanksgiving | 2009-11-27 00:42:47 |
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Cleavage | 2009-11-24 22:06:44 |
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Tissue | 2009-11-24 12:52:21 |
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Gymkhana and those Limeys | 2009-11-16 08:32:51 |
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Happy Hour Second Appearance | 2009-11-16 08:28:27 |
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Mug Shot | 2009-11-08 17:15:41 |
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Happy Halloween | 2009-10-30 18:22:52 |
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Attack of the Zombie Bikini Babes from Outer Space | 2009-10-29 11:35:00 |
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Russian TV Show | 2009-10-25 18:36:25 |
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Gross | 2009-10-21 22:02:57 |
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Jaywalking | 2009-10-20 21:40:28 |
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Job | 2009-10-13 21:57:09 |
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Rude Tube | 2009-10-13 16:57:06 |
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Placebo | 2009-10-07 14:59:21 |
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Answer to the Guess the Word | 2009-10-02 13:57:48 |
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Book Signing | 2009-09-29 14:44:27 |
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Deus ex machina | 2009-09-26 00:14:50 |
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Snorkel | 2009-09-22 01:28:37 |
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Jesus H. Christ | 2009-09-22 01:27:43 |
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GTW Game | 2009-09-16 14:18:37 |
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P U for a bad smell? | 2009-09-12 00:15:20 |
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Agent Provocateur | 2009-09-09 16:08:33 |
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Stir-Crazy | 2009-09-07 14:51:13 |
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Book Photo Shoot | 2009-09-04 20:57:48 |
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Phishing | 2009-09-01 23:10:12 |
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Fortnight | 2009-08-30 13:37:48 |
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Gaffe | 2009-08-28 19:32:07 |
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Recess - Drunk Twittering | 2009-08-27 19:36:19 |
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O'Reilly Factor - My Book Promo | 2009-08-24 14:08:53 |
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Robot | 2009-08-21 20:23:09 |
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Gobbledygook | 2009-08-20 15:23:00 |
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Testicles, testify and testament | 2009-08-13 21:06:00 |
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Coconut | 2009-08-10 23:33:00 |
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Amazon Best Seller? | 2009-08-08 16:02:00 |
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Aibohphobia | 2009-08-06 14:03:00 |
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Shrink | 2009-08-03 23:03:23 |
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Acronym | 2009-08-01 23:44:02 |
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Hangover | 2009-07-30 21:48:54 |
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O'Reilly Factor Summer Words | 2009-07-28 21:35:00 |
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Wet Behind the Ears | 2009-07-26 23:51:59 |
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My Book and Comic Con | 2009-07-24 12:43:00 |
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Guess The Word Game 18 Answer | 2009-07-21 21:54:08 |
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Never on a Sundae | 2009-07-20 13:51:37 |
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Domain | 2009-07-16 17:50:00 |
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Guess the Word Game 18 | 2009-07-15 08:59:27 |
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Pampered | 2009-07-13 21:30:24 |
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Mondegreen | 2009-07-10 21:18:06 |
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Hob Nob | 2009-07-07 01:08:59 |
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Alaska | 2009-07-03 23:39:54 |
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Best of HotForWords on the O'Reilly Factor Show | 2009-07-01 01:53:02 |
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Poop Deck Answer | 2009-06-24 21:51:56 |
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Snob Magazine Interview | 2009-06-23 02:42:19 |
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Speed | 2009-06-20 18:31:37 |
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Father's Day | 2009-06-18 03:06:06 |
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Poop Deck pt. 1 | 2009-06-18 00:26:14 |
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Goose Bumps | 2009-06-14 19:39:00 |
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200 Million Video Views! | 2009-06-14 14:39:14 |
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Orlando Magic | 2009-06-10 17:34:43 |
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Spelling Bee | 2009-06-09 20:16:25 |
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Amnesia with James Blunt | 2009-06-06 21:40:00 |
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Portobello Mushroom and Carl's Jr. | 2009-06-06 15:22:44 |
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Lakers | 2009-06-01 19:26:32 |
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Fight or Flight | 2009-05-29 15:37:21 |
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John Kerwin Interview | 2009-05-28 10:40:32 |
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Swine Flu | 2009-05-24 17:39:07 |
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In the buff | 2009-05-24 09:54:02 |
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Twitter 101 | 2009-05-21 03:03:49 |
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Pull a boner | 2009-05-17 23:05:57 |
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Plastic Surgery | 2009-05-16 05:36:41 |
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Pajamas | 2009-05-14 21:00:00 |
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Hang a right | 2009-05-14 13:53:13 |
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I hit 200,000 YouTube subscribers | 2009-05-08 15:20:53 |
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Peeping Tom | 2009-05-06 21:43:35 |
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The Big O | 2009-05-03 21:33:37 |
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Derby | 2009-05-01 16:44:10 |
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Jump | 2009-04-28 21:08:32 |
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Poindexter | 2009-04-27 14:47:40 |
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GTW 17 Answer | 2009-04-21 00:32:07 |
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REM Sleep | 2009-04-20 21:34:00 |
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Guess the Word Game 17 | 2009-04-16 21:31:32 |
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Oleaginous | 2009-04-16 01:57:00 |
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Skanky | 2009-04-14 22:39:39 |
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Penitentiary | 2009-04-10 00:19:17 |
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Donkey Punch | 2009-04-06 11:25:48 |
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Kangaroo Court | 2009-04-02 21:31:57 |
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Annotize me (Annotate) | 2009-04-01 10:10:10 |
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Alley Oop | 2009-03-30 15:54:15 |
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Budget | 2009-03-26 14:44:57 |
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Bonus | 2009-03-26 00:17:53 |
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Hiccups | 2009-03-22 21:49:17 |
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Guess the Word Game 16 Answer | 2009-03-19 14:28:31 |
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Guess the Word Game 16 | 2009-03-17 16:14:59 |
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100 Million Video Views | 2008-08-23 18:56:05 |
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My best weekend ever! | 2008-08-21 21:23:02 |
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Big Words | 2008-08-21 20:50:03 |
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