Michael Brian Quinion (born c. 1942) is a British etymologist and writer. He ran World Wide Words, a website devoted to linguistics. He graduated from...

and says that the origin of the expression is unknown. According to Michael Quinion, "investigations by the Oxford English Dictionary in 2007 when revising...

least in his experience it is uttered primarily by men. British author Michael Quinion likewise specifies the phrase as belonging to American English. Multiple...

personified (as in, "What in the Sam Hill is that?"). Etymologist Michael Quinion and others date the expression back to the late 1830s; they and others...

2018) Michael Quinion: World Wide Words: Gadget Archived 2022-03-31 at the Wayback Machine (accessed February 6, 2008) Also in: Michael Quinion: Port...

"hazard", a more complicated version of the modern game of craps. Michael Quinion, a British etymologist, writing on his website on linguistics, says...

for two bits." The origin and explanation of the phrase are unclear. Michael Quinion cites a dictionary entry indicating that the blue plates were, more...

made singly. Old brass monkeys of this type are collectors' items. Michael Quinion, advisor to The Oxford English Dictionary and author of the website...

Girl Crazy at the Internet Movie Database. Michael Quinion. "POLLYANNA". World Wide Words (Michael Quinion). Archived from the original on 7 February...

Brothers, 1867, p.40 "World Wide Words: Great Scott". World Wide Words. Michael Quinion. 21 December 2002. Retrieved 28 January 2009. The Galaxy, vol.12, July...

published in Comments on Etymology (2008), supported by etymologist Michael Quinion and accepted by the Oxford English Dictionary, the idiom did not originate...

Etymonline. Quinion, Michael (2009). Why is Q Always Followed By U?. Penguin Books. pp. 42–43. ISBN 978-0-14-195969-6. Michael Quinion (22 January 2011)...

and it was for this reason that the sarcastic phrase came into use. Michael Quinion notes that the phrase "Monkey's uncle" occurs in a parody of Henry...

and Flynn was acquitted of the charges. According to etymologist Michael Quinion, "the phrase is said to have been coined following his acquittal in...

word naff, meaning inferior or tacky, has an uncertain etymology. Michael Quinion says it is probably from the 16th-century Italian word gnaffa, meaning...

2013. Retrieved 14 November 2013. "Floccinaucinihilipilification" by Michael Quinion World Wide Words Archived 2006-08-21 at the Wayback Machine; The Guinness...

medievalist, etymologist, poet, translator of poetry and literary critic Michael Quinion (born c. 1943) Linguistics portal Examples Etymological dictionary...

reality, virtual world, and virtual sex. These prefixes are productive. Michael Quinion notes that most of these formations are nonce words that will never...

the troops. SNAFU Principle The SNAFU Special – Official website of the C-47 #43-15073 World Wide Words, Michael Quinion, Acronyms for your Enjoyment....

(1927). A Dictionary of slang and Colloquial English. pp. 128–129. Michael Quinion (1999). "World Wide Words". Retrieved 15 January 2013. Grose, Francis...

1986. "Games Children Play". Ollie Ollie oxen free, World Wide Words, Michael Quinion "Hide-and-seek | Definition, Rules, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica...

symbol". Jeff Miller: Earliest Uses of Various Mathematical Symbols Michael Quinion: Where our arithmetic symbols come from The dictionary definition of...

John L. Sullivan; the company still produces long johns. In 2004, Michael Quinion, a British etymologist and writer, postulated that the john in the...

Windy City. See also a letter in USA Today by Popik. Windy City by Michael Quinion at WorldWideWords.org Windy City, The Straight Dope. Ongoing updates...

Dictionary 2, "crow", n. #1, 3a. Eating Crow, and other indigestibles by Michael Quinion at World Wide Words, last accessed September 2014 Popik, Barry, Studies...

equalizing the terms bespoke and made-to-measure. While etymologist Michael Quinion observed that by definition "it was legitimate for a tailor offering...

20 July 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2023. Questions & Answers: Doolally tap:, Michael Quinion, 1996–2005, World Wide Words District map, Nashik district...

Information | U.S. Geological Survey". www.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2024-02-08. Michael Quinion (2006-01-23). "Aluminium versus aluminum". Worldwidewords.org. Retrieved...

ISBN 9783817464142, p. 81 (German, excerpt, p. 81, at Google Books) Michael Quinion (August 6, 1996). "BEAM ME UP, SCOTTY!". World Wide Words. Barbara...

accessory around the period the word first came into use. Etymologist Michael Quinion reported that certain sources suggested an alleged Arabic word for...