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Jimp
What is a Jimp? I saw an old Ministry of Transport magazine advert from the Nineteen Forties featuring a Traffic Jimp, so Im assuming its a kind of imp, something mischievous to throw you off the right course. I can... [more]

daedalus21
11/03/08
00:00

1 answer (last answered: 11/03/08 00:04)

Jack boots
Hi, Iam watching a movie and an Irishman said, I hate going round my house groveling to Mrs. Jack Boots. He was refering to an American woman letting his house for the summer. I googled Jack boots, but coul... [more]

EngTeach
09/03/08
01:18

2 answers (last answered: 09/03/08 21:19)

Coppers
Why are police officers referred to as coppers?? Where did this word come from?

xZetax
05/03/08
19:31

5 answers (last answered: 03/04/08 11:52)

Once every four years
What is the word for something which occurs once every four years?

bobbyx
03/03/08
22:32

3 answers (last answered: 14/03/08 13:50)

Why are "dirty" movies "Blue"?
What has the colour blue got to do with smut or nudity?

Azimov
01/03/08
02:55

4 answers (last answered: 23/03/08 09:16)

to er is human
where do these words come from

jaymike
21/02/08
16:46

3 answers (last answered: 01/03/08 02:50)

Bloke.
Great word, but where did it come from?

mariner2
11/02/08
22:28

3 answers (last answered: 12/03/08 07:32)

Why, on this website, if you put something in inverted commas, it comes out like this?
"example" Except that I bet it doesn't work this time

mariner2
11/02/08
22:18

8 answers (last answered: 11/02/08 23:25)

Where did that come from?
Where does the decription "black mans pinch" come from?

thequest
06/02/08
15:12

1 answer (last answered: 06/02/08 16:20)

generral knoledge
when does a town become a city

dusty1960
23/01/08
00:42

5 answers (last answered: 09/03/08 23:39)

What does BLOG stand for
Any one know

madkitten
19/01/08
19:00

4 answers (last answered: 06/02/08 14:29)

what is a mouse when it spins
what is a mouse when it spins

vinnyb67
18/01/08
16:09

1 answer (last answered: 20/01/08 14:12)

Who dare say this?
Nothing makes a wife more beautiful than a few glasses of wine.................................................... ..............................drunk by her husband!

rescuer
15/01/08
16:32

Words containing 'ough'
The following words contain ough. Can you add any more? plough, bough, though, dough, enough, rough, bought, thought, cough, trough, through, hiccough. lough My thanks in anticipation of many additions ... [more]

rescuer
15/01/08
16:24

20 answers (last answered: 02/02/08 08:45)

Blackberry
WHy are these phones called Blackberry? Thanks Tony

tony1941
13/01/08
16:46

1 answer (last answered: 13/01/08 17:09)

jumper or sweater
is there a difference or are they the same?

glenis
11/01/08
03:08

2 answers (last answered: 13/01/08 17:18)

young lion
if a lion or a tiger or any of the big cats have babies why are they called cubs and not kittens?

glenis
11/01/08
03:04

2 answers (last answered: 11/01/08 11:59)

Alternative words
Hello I just found this interesting site and hope you guys may be able to give me some inspiration. I am looking for either exotic words or latin translations that could be used as alternatives to the following: ... [more]

sandals
05/01/08
14:09

8 answers (last answered: 07/01/08 19:28)

Origin of the word snore
What is the origin of the word snore please

barmy
02/01/08
12:43

4 answers (last answered: 06/01/08 20:12)

Jerry
Why is a German referred to as a 'Jerry'?

lankeela
22/12/07
17:33

1 answer (last answered: 22/12/07 19:54)