Hector’s pup, or since Hector was a pup, is another way to say, “Oh, heck.” The expressions go back to the early 1900’s, when people were perhaps more familiar with the character of Hector from The Iliad. This is part of a...
Is there a writer who best evokes the sense of being from the place that you call home? For Martha, Jesse Stuart’s writing about W-hollow in Kentucky perfectly captures that part of the Bluegrass State, while Grant notes that the 1982 book...
Rustle your jimmies is American slang for jolting someone out of a pleasant mood into irritation, disgust, fear, or outrage, the way an ugly social media post can interrupt a stream of baby photos and birthday wishes. The origin of jimmies here is...