Etymology Gifts

"What the hell is a jack?"

Meet The Phrasemakers

"Oh, vowels are so 2019!"

"See – they named a word after us: phlegmatic."

"Did you know the word 'faith' is a linguistic blend of the Latin words 'faigus' and 'phytolith'? Don't question it. Just believe me."

Icicle, Bicicle, Bicycle and Icycle.

'It's a knock-knock joke.'

'I got my grant to study why the word 'COOL' persists generation after generation'

"This web site tells you what your name means. Baldo means bold, brave and honorable."

When Chairs Attack

"The definitions in this dictionary seem at odds with the words they're describing?"

"'King of the Jungle' comes from the Hindi word 'Jungli', meaning 'not an inhabited place', it does not mean 'lush forest' Dad...."

Tut and Carmen.

Physician tending a mummy.

"I've come across a rather disturbing find, Carstairs!"

Sphinx cat and mummy mouse

"We're having one heck of a time building that trapezoidal thing of yours..."

"What the...They wrapped me in toilet paper!"

Four Common Lampshade Mistakes and How To Avoid Them.

Wordplay: Gastropod.

'I'm sure he was a great guy, but there's a new Pharaoh in town.'

"I'm not sure if we're named after passwords or vice versa."

The devil you know and his plus one

"Nuts to you, too."

"She likes to be included, so I told her the tea is called 'Squirrel Grey.'"

"It feels good to unwind..."

'On second thought, let's try it the other way around... My head on a lion's body.'

"Come on, we've thought of 492 names surely we can get one more"

"It's great to see Biff; Socksie the cat is out of the bag..."

"It's an honest mistake I'm sure we'll never hear of again."

Sphinx Comes Alive

'Those are my triplets. Com, Net and Org Barnes.'

Slugfest!

Pyramid catflap...

"He wasn't even early - he was on his way home from a party!"