We hear the word maverick a lot lately, but where did this term for a stubborn nonconformist come from? Martha tells the story of the Texas politician who inspired the word, and whose grandson apparently coined another familiar English word...
pant-load n. 1 a. nonsense; rubbish; (a crock of) shit. 1 b. a despicable person; a fool. 2. a large amount. Etymological Note: From a literal meaning of pant-load as “turds; the product of a bowel movement,” especially when copious. (source: Double...
tok cork v. to chat or talk idly. Also talk cork. Etymological Note: Perhaps from English talk (poppy)cock, v., ‘to talk nonsense.’ (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)