Word-Origin Wednesday

People have been putting meat between two slices of bread forever, but it didn't really catch on until the 18th century. Over the years, sandwiches themselves have evolved...can the word "sandwich" evolve too?

"Umpire" goes back to the 1300s, centuries before the first baseball game was played.

"Honky" has been part of African American Vernacular since the late 1950s, but its origins might go back to the 19th century.

People started saying "jeez" in the 1920s as an expression of surprise or annoyance. Learn about its origin and the origin of other minced oaths.

"Fun" has been part of the English language for centuries, but its use as an adjective is fairly recent. The comparative "funner" is widely criticized, but is that really fair?

There's a story floating around social media that attempts to explain the origin of "shot," as in a shot of whiskey. Is the story true, or is it a myth? Find out on this week's #WordOriginWednesday!

These days, "nimrod" is used as an insult, but for centuries it meant something very different. Is Bugs Bunny responsible for the modern-day meaning? Listen to find out.

This week on Word-Origin Wednesday: ginormous and other portmanteaus.