Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins by Michael Quinion

Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds: Ingenious Tales of Words and Their Origins

Michael Quinion

224 pages first pub 2000 (view editions)

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The real story of a word or phrase’s origin and evolution is often much stranger—and much more humorous—than the commonly accepted one; the many entries will certainly leave you “happy as a clam.” Happy as a clam? Really, what’s so happy about bei...

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