Throwing cheese and shaky cheese are two very different things. In baseball, hard cheese refers to a powerful fastball, and probably comes from a similar-sounding word in Farsi, Urdu, and Hindi. Shaky cheese, on the other hand, is the grated...
In anatomical nomenclature, a bursa is a fluid-filled sac that helps cushion a joint. Bursa is the Latin word for “purse,” the source of English purse itself, as well as the bursar who controls the purse strings in a college, plus...
Do you call that carryall for personal items a purse, a handbag, or a pocketbook? The answer may depend less on your location and more on your age. This is part of a complete episode.
Does your vocabulary mark you as old or outdated? Certain words really indicate generational gaps, like chronological shibboleths. For example, are thongs panties or flip-flops? And what do women carry around — a pocketbook, a purse, or a bag? Your...
A Dallas man says his grandmother used to carry around washcloth a plastic bag in her purse. When he and his siblings would get their hands dirty, she’d say to them, “Show me your paddywackers,” and they’d hold out their...
rehab bag n.— «Even his latest accessory seemed almost too topical: a miniature ankle-strap purse based on a drug rehabilitation monitor. He called it the “rehab bag.”» —“Chanel Clings to Trends; YSL Hugs the Logo” by...