On what kid's show was the cry "cowabunga" first heard? Why is the term "acupressure" something of a misnomer? The answers are in The Oxford Dictionary of New Words , which examines over two thousand new words and phrases that have become part of our daily lives in the last decade, in 750 articles that provide pronunciation, definition, etymology, informal history, and sample sentences. We learn that "cowabunga" originated in the '50s, on the "Howdy Doody Show," and that the "acu" in "acupressure" means "pin" (as in ...
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On what kid's show was the cry "cowabunga" first heard? Why is the term "acupressure" something of a misnomer? The answers are in The Oxford Dictionary of New Words , which examines over two thousand new words and phrases that have become part of our daily lives in the last decade, in 750 articles that provide pronunciation, definition, etymology, informal history, and sample sentences. We learn that "cowabunga" originated in the '50s, on the "Howdy Doody Show," and that the "acu" in "acupressure" means "pin" (as in "acupuncture"). This book is a language lover's guide to how English is changing today.
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