Was the Word 'Hangover' Derived from Drunken Sailors Sleeping on Ropes?

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Alex Kasprak

Dec 23, 2022 The word has been in circulation since 1894.

Etymology of 'Holy Smoke'

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Snopes Staff Barbara Mikkelson

Apr 19, 2005 Does the exclamation "holy smoke" derive from the burning of the ballots used to elect a Pope?

Etymology of the F-Word

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Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson

Jul 12, 1999 Did the word "fuck" originate as an acronym of the phrase "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge"?