#wordorigins is an active hashtag on Bluesky. In the last 30 days, 7 people shared 28 posts with it — around 1 a day. Activity is up 120% versus the previous week, peaking on Jul 17 with 3 posts.

Posts with #wordorigins

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about 19 hours ago

Temu #etymology #wordorigins #language

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Temu — Wordorigins.org

7 August 2026 Temu is a rather new adjective meaning second rate, of poor quality, and it is often applied in a political context, critiquing the powers that be. It comes from the name of the onlin...

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2 days ago

centaur / reverse centaur #etymology #wordorigins #language

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centaur / reverse centaur (free copy)

[Words in the News is a weekly, paid feature of Wordorigins.org. If you’d like to receive it in your mailbox each Thursday, please upgrade to a paid subscription at $5/month or $50/year. The funds kee...

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Kai Kupferschmidt

@kakape.bsky.social

10 months ago

TIL that the word salary actually derives from ‘sal’, the Latin word for salt because salt used to be so important and valuable that Roman soldiers used to be paid an allowance to cover their salt… #wordorigins

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3 days ago

penguin #etymology #wordorigins #language

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penguin — Wordorigins.org

5 August 2026 Penguins comprise a number of species of flightless sea birds of the family Spheniscidae, which, with one exception, inhabit the southern hemisphere. The exception is the Galapagos pe...

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over 1 year ago

Rawdog: ADS 2024 Word of the Year (WOTY) #language #linguistics #wordorigins

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ADS 2024 Word of the Year (WOTY) — Wordorigins.org

The American Dialect Society has selected rawdog as its 2024 Word of the Year (WOTY 2024) . Rawdog is an excellent choice for a number of reasons. The word dates to at least 2002 —to be consid...

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about 1 year ago

Cajun / Acadian / Arcadian #etymology #wordorigins #language #louisiana

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Cajun / Acadian / Arcadian — Wordorigins.org

21 July 2025 A Cajun is a member of the community of descendants of French Canadians who colonized the Bayou Teche region of Louisiana after 1755, the dialect spoken by them—a variety of English wi...

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jonathanvanbilsen.bsky.social

@jonathanvanbilsen.bsky.social

about 19 hours ago

Annie's Origin of Words and Phrases "Apple of My Eye" #etymology, #wordorigins, #linguistics, #languagehistory, #wordnerd

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@dhalebering16.bsky.social

1 day ago

The word "book" comes from the Old English "bōc," which is related to "beech" since beech wood tablets were once used for writing. Language history is hiding in plain sight in everyday words! #BookFacts #WordOrigins

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@andrewcgrant.bsky.social

2 days ago

The word "pattern" comes from "father". It makes sense in context. It's not just a metaphor, it's the actual etymology. "Pattern" and "patron" were the exact same word for 400 years, deriving from Latin "pater" ("father"). #linguistics #etymology #wordorigins #didyouknow #educational

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almost 2 years ago

Boston marriage / Wellesley marriage #etymology #wordorigins

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Boston marriage / Wellesley marriage — Wordorigins.org

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jonathanvanbilsen.bsky.social

@jonathanvanbilsen.bsky.social

3 days ago

Annie's Origin of Words or Phrases "Sink or Swim" #etymology, #wordorigins, #linguistics, #languagehistory, #wordnerd

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over 1 year ago

Gulf of Mexico #etymology #wordorigins #language #toponyms #toddlerthrowingafit

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Gulf of Mexico — Wordorigins.org

14 February 2025 The Gulf of Mexico is the body of water bordered by the United States to the north, Mexico to the west and south, and Cuba to the east. The English name is a calque of the Spanish ...

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