Josh in Dallas wondered whether pussyfooting is offensive after a colleague objected to it at work. The word isn’t inherently vulgar or sexist. It comes from pussycat and the image of a cat stepping softly. Since the 1890s, pussyfoot has meant to...
Would you be intimidated if someone tried to rob you while wearing a balaclava? What about a ski mask? Trick question: they’re the same thing! The head covering recently made popular in the Pussy Riot protests is known as a balaclava. The name...