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‘pecking order’: meanings and origin

German · German

‘pecking order’: meanings and origin

1927 (translation of German ‘Hackordnung’): a dominance hierarchy, seen especially in domestic poultry, that is maintained by one bird pecking another of lower status—hence (1929): any hierarchy based on rank or statusSee the Story

‘a horse’s head in one’s bed’: meaning and origin

Francis Ford Coppola · United States

‘a horse’s head in one’s bed’: meaning and origin

USA, 1972—a chilling warning given to somebody—from Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather (1972), in which the severed head of a horse is left as a warning in a film producer’s bedSee the Story

‘to shoot oneself in the foot’: meaning and origin

United States · United States

‘to shoot oneself in the foot’: meaning and origin

USA, 1951—to act in a way that inadvertently damages one’s cause or reputation or spoils one’s chances—alludes to accidental shootingSee the Story

‘éclair’ (cake): early occurrences and notes on its origin

France · France

‘éclair’ (cake): early occurrences and notes on its origin

French, 1848; English, 1861—a small, oblong cake made of choux pastry, filled with cream, and typically topped with chocolate icing—literally ‘lightning’—origin unknownSee the Story

How Voltaire (and English) revived the French verb ‘désappointer’

France · France

How Voltaire (and English) revived the French verb ‘désappointer’

Voltaire revived the use of ‘désappointer’ in the sense ‘to frustrate the expectation or desire of (a person)’ with reference to this use of the English verb ‘disappoint’.See the Story

How French borrowed ‘sentimental’ from English

France · France

How French borrowed ‘sentimental’ from English

French, 1769, in Voyage sentimental, a translation by Joseph-Pierre Frenais of A Sentimental Journey (1768) by Laurence SterneSee the Story

‘last-chance saloon’: meanings and origin

United States · United States

‘last-chance saloon’: meanings and origin

a final opportunity or hope for success; the last refuge of the unsuccessful or desperate—originally (USA, 1858): a saloon at the edge of a town or at the border between two U.S. statesSee the Story

‘easy street’: meanings and origin

United States · United States

‘easy street’: meanings and origin

USA, 1885—a condition of carefreeness, of ease, usually one marked by financial security—also (USA, 1889) in sporting contexts, a situation where winning will be easySee the Story

‘not tonight, Josephine’: meanings and early occurrences

United States · United States

‘not tonight, Josephine’: meanings and early occurrences

USA, 1904—a jocular phrase apparently originally applied to any postponement—of unknown originSee the Story

‘where the sun don’t shine’: meaning and origin

United States · United States

‘where the sun don’t shine’: meaning and origin

U.S. slang, 20th century—in reference to a person’s anus, ‘to stick (something) where the sun don’t shine’ expresses contemptuous rejectionSee the Story

‘platinum blonde’: meanings and origin

United States · United States

‘platinum blonde’: meanings and origin

USA, 1927: a woman with a silvery-blonde hair colour—USA, 1930: specifically applied to Jean Harlow—also (USA, 1927) ‘platinum’: a silvery-blonde hair colourSee the Story

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