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More great questions from our Mailbag!
- How did we get from SUSS (suspect) to SUSS OUT (find out)?
- Is the J in JORTS part of a portmanteau, or a real live prefix?
- Why do PEEP, PEEK, and PEER resemble each other?
- Which acronym etymologies aren't bunk?
- Why do we add a SCHM- to words to signify derision?
- Are Mormon missionaries supernaturally good at learning languages?
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By Daniel Midgley, Ben Ainslie, and Hedvig Skirgård
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More great questions from our Mailbag!
- How did we get from SUSS (suspect) to SUSS OUT (find out)?
- Is the J in JORTS part of a portmanteau, or a real live prefix?
- Why do PEEP, PEEK, and PEER resemble each other?
- Which acronym etymologies aren't bunk?
- Why do we add a SCHM- to words to signify derision?
- Are Mormon missionaries supernaturally good at learning languages?
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