Maribel in Montgomery, Alabama, reached for to boot after grumbling over a crossword clue, assistance in Alabama, whose answer was hep. In to boot, the boot isn’t footwear. It goes back to Old English bot, meaning an advantage or a remedy, so...
To boot has nothing to do with footwear or an extra kick. Darla in Memphis, Tennessee, asks about the phrase. It goes back to Old English bot, meaning advantage, remedy, or a good thing, and is linguistically related to better and best. Today it...
To fill your boots means “to go after something with gusto.” Similarly, the tableside injunction Fill your boots! is an invitation to chow down. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “”Fill Your...
A riddle: What runs over fields and woods all day, under the bed at night sits not alone with its tongue out, waiting for a bone? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Waiting for a Bone Riddle” I have a riddle for you...
Understandings aren’t just for epistemologists and marriage counselors. In the 18th Century, the slang term understandings was a jocular name for “boots” or “shoes.” Later, the word also came to be a joking term for...
jeggings n.— «“What’s so great this year,” she says, “is that they’re making jeans that are great for boots.” They’re slim, soft, light and tight, fitting almost like leggings. In fact, At the store they like to call...