Oct 7, 2014 · Currently reading "Slang for the ages. It's swag. bae," by Kory Stamper from International New York Times (October 6, 2014), I came across this acronym O.G. "It[swag]'s generally taken to be a

May 30, 2013 · Hey I got an email from recruiter saying, I will show it to my contact at W/O and get in touch with you asap What does W/O mean here?

Aug 5, 2010 · 1 I'm really surprised no one linked to this excellent article on The Straight Dope: "The etymology of OK was masterfully explained by the distinguished Columbia University professor Allen …

May 11, 2011 · Some friend of mine told me it was an acronym for "western oriental gentleman" and was a form of sarcastic politeness. Is this true, and is it offensive to use this word?

Dec 10, 2010 · Gotcha actually has several meanings. All of them can be derived from the phrase of which this is a phonetic spelling, namely " [I have] got you". Literally, from the sense of got = "caught, …

Mar 1, 2011 · The APA style of referencing, which I have most frequently used, requires that p. is used for single page references or citations (Book Title, p. 13) while for multiple pages you must cite it as …

Where does the expression "ta" come from? Wikipedia has only this to say: "ta!", slang, Exclam. Thank you! {Informal}, an expression of gratitude but no additional information or links about its

The most common abbreviation in the UK for " care of " is " c/o ", so we would have written Joe Black c/o John Doe In fact, I note that the Wiktionary link given by @NateEldredge gives " c/o " as the first …

Dec 21, 2016 · According to Etymonline the terms Ku Kux have a Greek origin, but it does not give more information: 1867, American English, originally Kuklux Klan , a made-up name, supposedly from …

Jan 27, 2016 · For example, the abbreviation Rx is used to represent a medical "prescription." The abbreviation does historically come from a word that starts with r (recipe) but that word doesn't …