The Allusionist

By Helen Zaltzman

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Adventures in language with Helen Zaltzman. TheAllusionist.org

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182. Siblings of Chaos

09.24.2023

Lexicographer, author and Dictionary Corner resident Susie Dent has been studying words to make us feel happy. She brings etymologies concerning cows, gas, guts and fat, of bellies and breathing and bonanzas. And some that came from the high seas ...

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