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Friday, January 05, 2024

Bad Etymology

Bucolic, adj. from Middle English bugge hobgoblin and Ancient Greek kōlikós suffering in the colon: relating to country folk and their famously cheery temper.

Musket, n. from Sanskrit muska testicle: a device for making conquests by means of shooting balls.

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