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president: “Hillary” or “Donald”", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2016/07/29/behind-the-name-of-the-next-us-president-hillary-or-donald/", "published_at": "2016-07-29T10:51:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbed-1ee2-736b-84a0-619ba441e01d", "title": "The downs and ups of “bounce”", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2016/07/26/the-downs-and-ups-of-bounce/", "published_at": "2016-07-26T08:15:07+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbed-1ee2-736b-84a0-619ba46983ac", "title": "The origin of “keynote” is an incredible lesson in American history", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2016/07/22/the-origin-of-keynote-is-an-incredible-lesson-in-american-history/", "published_at": "2016-07-22T12:08:14+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbed-1ee2-736b-84a0-619ba54f2ac1", "title": "Coping with “coups”", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2016/07/19/coping-with-coups/", "published_at": "2016-07-19T08:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbed-1ee2-736b-84a0-619ba611a98a", "title": "The winged victory of “Nice”", "url": 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Literally.", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2016/06/24/leave-a-big-fat-sticky-mess-literally/", "published_at": "2016-06-24T11:05:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbf0-4aef-72b4-bf6e-25b59620a87c", "title": "Cleveland Cavaliers: a bunch of “hacks”?", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2016/06/20/cleveland-cavaliers-a-bunch-of-hacks/", "published_at": "2016-06-20T10:52:33+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbf0-4aef-72b4-bf6e-25b596ee31dd", "title": "“Soda”: An etymological “headache”?", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2016/06/17/soda-an-etymological-headache/", "published_at": "2016-06-17T11:31:34+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbf0-4aef-72b4-bf6e-25b597e27356", "title": "Orlando", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2016/06/14/orlando/", "published_at": "2016-06-14T11:10:38+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbf0-4aef-72b4-bf6e-25b598c7ca79", "title": "What is the “pall” pallbearers bear?", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2016/06/10/what-is-the-pall-pallbearers-bear/", "published_at": "2016-06-10T14:16:53+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbf0-4aef-72b4-bf6e-25b59980f48d", "title": "“Boxer”: A true original", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2016/06/07/boxer-a-true-original/", "published_at": "2016-06-07T08:59:35+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbf0-4aef-72b4-bf6e-25b59a1f7c0d", "title": "“Harambe”: Collective outcry or collective action?", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2016/06/03/harambe-collective-outcry-or-collective-action/", "published_at": "2016-06-03T11:37:28+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbf0-4aef-72b4-bf6e-25b59a1ff8ba", "title": "The travails of “travel”", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2016/05/27/the-travails-of-travel/", "published_at": "2016-05-27T09:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbf3-4072-736b-82f7-37b16275ae00", "title": "Winning words: “Feldenkrais” and “Gesellschaft”", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2016/05/27/winning-words-feldenkrais-and-gesellschaft/", "published_at": "2016-05-27T08:38:19+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbf3-4072-736b-82f7-37b16352f28b", "title": "Why is an economy or system “rigged”?", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2016/05/24/why-is-an-economy-or-system-rigged/", "published_at": "2016-05-24T09:18:54+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbf3-4072-736b-82f7-37b163e3f49c", "title": "Metymology? Mashed Radish turns three", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2016/05/20/metamology-mashed-radish-turns-three/", "published_at": "2016-05-20T08:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbf3-4072-736b-82f7-37b1644d302e", "title": "“Bison”: a word nearly driven to extinction", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2016/05/17/bison-a-word-nearly-driven-to-extinction/", "published_at": "2016-05-17T08:20:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbf3-4072-736b-82f7-37b1651a5ba5", "title": "The etymological pivot of “pivot”", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2016/05/13/the-etymological-pivot-of-pivot/", "published_at": "2016-05-13T08:43:50+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbf3-4072-736b-82f7-37b1655e0ac4", "title": "Etymology on the streets", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2016/05/10/etymology-on-the-streets/", "published_at": "2016-05-10T10:55:30+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbf3-4072-736b-82f7-37b165c53d95", "title": "Why do we “clinch” a nomination?", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2016/05/06/why-do-we-clinch-a-nomination/", 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"id": "01a0bbff-c22a-73ab-a5ac-1245e194a7c2", "title": "“They”: Singular present, Scandinavian past", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2016/01/09/they-singular-present-scandinavian-past/", "published_at": "2016-01-09T17:47:17+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbff-c22a-73ab-a5ac-1245e213ed51", "title": "Element, O, P? The elements of “element”", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2016/01/08/element-o-p-the-elements-of-element/", "published_at": "2016-01-08T15:22:42+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbff-c22a-73ab-a5ac-1245e26cf33b", "title": "Easy as un-bi-tri? Naming new elements", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2016/01/06/easy-as-un-bi-tri-naming-new-elements/", "published_at": "2016-01-06T22:28:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbff-c22a-73ab-a5ac-1245e282884a", "title": "Acquaintance", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2015/12/31/acquaintance/", "published_at": "2015-12-31T14:21:51+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbff-c22a-73ab-a5ac-1245e3814f45", "title": "Dos niños: Christmas, weather, and nursery words", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2015/12/24/dos-ninos-christmas-weather-and-nursery-words/", "published_at": "2015-12-24T19:33:26+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbff-c22a-73ab-a5ac-1245e4294987", "title": "What is the “chest” in “chestnut”?", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2015/12/22/what-is-the-chest-in-chestnut/", "published_at": "2015-12-22T20:11:35+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bbff-c22a-73ab-a5ac-1245e4f50c57", "title": "In a “galaxy”… so, so close to home", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2015/12/18/in-a-galaxy-so-so-close-to-home/", "published_at": "2015-12-18T15:41:09+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc02-625e-70a1-a0a9-d26940693307", "title": "Making an “agreement”: a gratifying etymology", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2015/12/15/making-an-agreement-a-gratifying-etymology/", "published_at": "2015-12-15T15:48:22+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc02-625e-70a1-a0a9-d26940737fba", "title": "Gerbils (and etymology) will bring us all together", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2015/12/11/gerbils-and-etymology-will-bring-us-all-together/", "published_at": "2015-12-11T15:50:15+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc02-625e-70a1-a0a9-d26940fd5f12", "title": "Common word, uncommon power: behind “ban”", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2015/12/08/common-word-uncommon-power-behind-ban/", "published_at": "2015-12-08T15:48:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc02-625e-70a1-a0a9-d269411a2a2d", "title": "Remembering “victim”", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2015/12/04/remembering-victim/", "published_at": "2015-12-04T13:59:57+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc02-625e-70a1-a0a9-d269419a0094", "title": "Cyber", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2015/11/30/cyber/", "published_at": "2015-11-30T15:41:25+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc02-625e-70a1-a0a9-d26941bb3b19", "title": "Letters, bones, & sides: etymology around the web", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2015/11/27/letters-bones-sides-etymology-around-the-web/", "published_at": "2015-11-27T16:48:27+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc02-625e-70a1-a0a9-d26941e941c8", "title": "“Recipe”: it’s just what the doctor ordered", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2015/11/24/recipe-its-just-what-the-doctor-ordered/", "published_at": "2015-11-24T15:35:22+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc02-625e-70a1-a0a9-d269426e489c", "title": "Laces and lashes: the origin of “scourge”", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2015/11/20/laces-and-lashes-the-origin-of-scourge/", "published_at": "2015-11-20T15:47:54+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc02-625e-70a1-a0a9-d269434457f0", "title": "Making ☮ : Where does the peace symbol come from?", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2015/11/16/making-%e2%98%ae-where-does-the-peace-symbol-come-from/", "published_at": "2015-11-16T15:21:49+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc02-625e-70a1-a0a9-d2694388754d", "title": "How were the “pyramids” built?", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2015/11/10/how-were-the-pyramids-built/", "published_at": "2015-11-10T13:58:56+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc04-ed4c-71a4-a30b-0f2f8201bf3c", "title": "How the “sausage” is made", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2015/11/06/how-the-sausage-is-made/", "published_at": "2015-11-06T15:33:30+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc04-ed4c-71a4-a30b-0f2f8290f23a", "title": "Bringing home the “bacon”", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2015/11/03/bringing-home-the-bacon/", "published_at": "2015-11-03T15:56:03+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc04-ed4c-71a4-a30b-0f2f8352b9fc", "title": "“Lemurs” and “larvae”: creatures of the etymological night", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2015/10/30/lemurs-and-larvae-creatures-of-the-etymological-night/", "published_at": "2015-10-30T14:18:28+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc04-ed4c-71a4-a30b-0f2f840efb3e", "title": "“Caucus”: a smoke-filled etymology", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2015/10/27/caucus-a-smoke-filled-etymology/", "published_at": "2015-10-27T14:27:52+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc04-ed4c-71a4-a30b-0f2f84d5a87b", "title": "Home is where the haunt is", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2015/10/23/home-is-where-the-haunt-is/", "published_at": "2015-10-23T14:32:12+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc04-ed4c-71a4-a30b-0f2f8556ec48", "title": "Some language, strong & “light,” on Slate’s Lexicon Valley", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2015/10/21/some-language-strong-light-on-slates-lexicon-valley/", "published_at": "2015-10-21T14:32:33+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc04-ed4c-71a4-a30b-0f2f862a35bd", "title": "What is the “quag” in “quagmire”?", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2015/10/16/what-is-the-quag-in-quagmire/", "published_at": "2015-10-16T14:27:36+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc04-ed4c-71a4-a30b-0f2f8631e3b2", "title": "The secret of *nem-", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2015/10/13/the-secret-of-nem/", "published_at": "2015-10-13T14:41:55+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc04-ed4c-71a4-a30b-0f2f86f74a6b", "title": "What is the “math” in “aftermath”?", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2015/10/09/what-is-the-math-in-aftermath/", "published_at": "2015-10-09T14:25:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0bc04-ed4c-71a4-a30b-0f2f87860b87", "title": "From “numb” to “nimble”", "url": "https://mashedradish.com/2015/10/06/from-numb-to-nimble/", "published_at": "2015-10-06T14:28:44+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog
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2016

Why do we call them headphone “jacks”?original ↗
9 Sept 2016
From shoreline to sainthood: the origin of “canonize”original ↗
6 Sept 2016
More from Mashed Radishoriginal ↗
30 Aug 2016
The controversial origin of “gawker”original ↗
26 Aug 2016
Looms, lilies, and lifespans: The metaphorical stamina of “stamina”original ↗
23 Aug 2016
Hauling out the origin of “overhaul”original ↗
19 Aug 2016
“Redeeming” etymological featuresoriginal ↗
16 Aug 2016
“Medal”: worth more than its weight in etymologyoriginal ↗
12 Aug 2016
Threading the origins of “floss”original ↗
10 Aug 2016
The Japanese Emperor suggests he wants to “abdicate.” Where does this uncommon word come from?original ↗
8 Aug 2016
The contested origin of “game”original ↗
5 Aug 2016
What is the “buke” in “rebuke”?original ↗
3 Aug 2016
Behind the name of the next US president: “Hillary” or “Donald”original ↗
29 Jul 2016
The downs and ups of “bounce”original ↗
26 Jul 2016
The origin of “keynote” is an incredible lesson in American historyoriginal ↗
22 Jul 2016
Coping with “coups”original ↗
19 Jul 2016
The winged victory of “Nice”original ↗
15 Jul 2016
If you’re a language lover, you should be obsessed with “Pokémon”original ↗
12 Jul 2016
Of gods and dung: the origins of “ammonia”original ↗
8 Jul 2016
The home of the “brave”original ↗
4 Jul 2016
“Tory”: How the conquest of Ireland named the UK Conservative Partyoriginal ↗
1 Jul 2016
Gushing like a “geyser”: modern loan, old faithfuloriginal ↗
28 Jun 2016
“Leave”: a big, fat, sticky mess. Literally.original ↗
24 Jun 2016
Cleveland Cavaliers: a bunch of “hacks”?original ↗
20 Jun 2016
“Soda”: An etymological “headache”?original ↗
17 Jun 2016
Orlandooriginal ↗
14 Jun 2016
What is the “pall” pallbearers bear?original ↗
10 Jun 2016
“Boxer”: A true originaloriginal ↗
7 Jun 2016
“Harambe”: Collective outcry or collective action?original ↗
3 Jun 2016
The travails of “travel”original ↗
27 May 2016
Winning words: “Feldenkrais” and “Gesellschaft”original ↗
27 May 2016
Why is an economy or system “rigged”?original ↗
24 May 2016
Metymology? Mashed Radish turns threeoriginal ↗
20 May 2016
“Bison”: a word nearly driven to extinctionoriginal ↗
17 May 2016
The etymological pivot of “pivot”original ↗
13 May 2016
Etymology on the streetsoriginal ↗
10 May 2016
Why do we “clinch” a nomination?original ↗
6 May 2016
What’s up with all those letters we don’t say in “Leicester”?original ↗
3 May 2016
What is the “vice” in “vice president”?original ↗
29 Apr 2016
Purple‘s etymological reignoriginal ↗
26 Apr 2016
Music and monarchs: ‘royal’ rootsoriginal ↗
22 Apr 2016
Beyond the etymological “pale”original ↗
18 Apr 2016
“Feisty”: you can blame it on the dogoriginal ↗
15 Apr 2016
Terabyte: a “monstrous” amount of dataoriginal ↗
12 Apr 2016
Apostolic what?: It should be Greek to youoriginal ↗
8 Apr 2016
Breaking open the “piggy bank”original ↗
5 Apr 2016
Why is it called “virtual” reality?original ↗
1 Apr 2016
What is the “hench” in “henchman”?original ↗
29 Mar 2016
Pulling “rabbit” out of the etymological hatoriginal ↗
25 Mar 2016
Why are efforts described as “last-ditch”?original ↗
22 Mar 2016
Whales, antelopes, monsters, & pigs: a deep dive into the many names for the orcaoriginal ↗
18 Mar 2016
Four-leaf etymologies: sleworiginal ↗
17 Mar 2016
Tico talkoriginal ↗
15 Mar 2016
Where did the @ symbol come from?original ↗
11 Mar 2016
The etymological underworld of “phony”original ↗
8 Mar 2016
And the Oscar goes to…Boycott?original ↗
28 Feb 2016
Slothoriginal ↗
26 Feb 2016
Tales from the “crypt”original ↗
23 Feb 2016
How did “lame duck” take flight?original ↗
19 Feb 2016
A pre-bork, post-Bork?original ↗
16 Feb 2016
“Revamp”: A vamped up etymologyoriginal ↗
12 Feb 2016
Why is something “hermetically” sealed?original ↗
9 Feb 2016
Broncos vs. Panthersoriginal ↗
5 Feb 2016
Chucking out the “wood” in “woodchuck”original ↗
2 Feb 2016
“Caucus”: a smoke-filled etymology (repost)original ↗
1 Feb 2016
Candidateoriginal ↗
29 Jan 2016
Inside the “establishment”original ↗
26 Jan 2016
Why do we “endorse” candidates?original ↗
22 Jan 2016
Flying, flap-eared pigs?original ↗
21 Jan 2016
Dismantling “mantle”original ↗
19 Jan 2016
Introducing Shakespeare Confidentialoriginal ↗
18 Jan 2016
Canceroriginal ↗
15 Jan 2016
What is the “jack” in “jackpot”?original ↗
12 Jan 2016
“They”: Singular present, Scandinavian pastoriginal ↗
9 Jan 2016
Element, O, P? The elements of “element”original ↗
8 Jan 2016
Easy as un-bi-tri? Naming new elementsoriginal ↗
6 Jan 2016

2015

Acquaintanceoriginal ↗
31 Dec 2015
Dos niños: Christmas, weather, and nursery wordsoriginal ↗
24 Dec 2015
What is the “chest” in “chestnut”?original ↗
22 Dec 2015
In a “galaxy”… so, so close to homeoriginal ↗
18 Dec 2015
Making an “agreement”: a gratifying etymologyoriginal ↗
15 Dec 2015
Gerbils (and etymology) will bring us all togetheroriginal ↗
11 Dec 2015
Common word, uncommon power: behind “ban”original ↗
8 Dec 2015
Remembering “victim”original ↗
4 Dec 2015
Cyberoriginal ↗
30 Nov 2015
Letters, bones, & sides: etymology around the weboriginal ↗
27 Nov 2015
“Recipe”: it’s just what the doctor orderedoriginal ↗
24 Nov 2015
Laces and lashes: the origin of “scourge”original ↗
20 Nov 2015
Making ☮ : Where does the peace symbol come from?original ↗
16 Nov 2015
How were the “pyramids” built?original ↗
10 Nov 2015
How the “sausage” is madeoriginal ↗
6 Nov 2015
Bringing home the “bacon”original ↗
3 Nov 2015
“Lemurs” and “larvae”: creatures of the etymological nightoriginal ↗
30 Oct 2015
“Caucus”: a smoke-filled etymologyoriginal ↗
27 Oct 2015
Home is where the haunt isoriginal ↗
23 Oct 2015
Some language, strong & “light,” on Slate’s Lexicon Valleyoriginal ↗
21 Oct 2015
What is the “quag” in “quagmire”?original ↗
16 Oct 2015
The secret of *nem-original ↗
13 Oct 2015
What is the “math” in “aftermath”?original ↗
9 Oct 2015
From “numb” to “nimble”original ↗
6 Oct 2015
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