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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: etymology #112809 09/28/2003 1:55 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont thanks, Bill. right away, I saw several words that I had no idea came from that heritage, such as akimbo. that always sounded Caribbean islandish to me... formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted etymology wwh 09/27/2003 7:32 PM Re: etymology Buffalo Shrdlu 09/27/2003 9:01 PM Re: etymology wwh 09/28/2003 1:26 AM Re: etymology Buffalo Shrdlu 09/28/2003 1:55 AM Re: etymology WhitmanO'Neill 09/28/2003 2:38 AM Re: etymology sjmaxq 09/28/2003 10:58 AM Re: etymology wwh 09/28/2003 12:42 PM Re: Isadore, patron saint of the Internet AnnaStrophic 09/28/2003 11:37 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,917 Posts230,508 Members9,211 Most Online17,319 Apr 8th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 17 A C Bowden 10 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,302 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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