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Displaying all articles tagged:
Etymology
Feb. 10, 2012
Tracing the Origin of the Word ‘Adorkable’
People are finally coming around to enjoying, rather than irrationally hating, Fox’s New Girl. Rightly so, though before I go any further, I […]
By
Joshua Kurp
Sept. 27, 2011
Sketch Etymology: How Your Favorite Sketch Groups Got Their Names
Like McSweeney’s articles and Non-Governmental Organizations, the names of sketch groups often run the gamut from hyper-literal to the […]
By
Conor Mc Keon
