An 1845 article called "Annexation" was the first appearance of this 2-word phrase implying inevitability
Fittingly, this adjective describing a hit-you-in-the-gut kind of feeling goes back to a Latin word for internal organs
In 1935 an article popularized this term for the part of the U.S. where residents were "depending on rain"
This word for one who cuts a trail comes from a name of a character in an 1840 novel
Theories on the origin of this, a style of journalism, include Cajun slang for unhinged jazz & Boston slang for a person on a bender
This compound word meant an astronomical object of exceptional brightness in 1910; it was soon applied to actors & athletes
This Sanskrit word referring to a spoken word or phrase comes from a word for "to think"
Originally relating to a story of suffering, this word now more commonly refers to strong emotion of any kind
From the Greek for "ring", the first ones were built by the Romans, including one that could hold 250,000
A penguin species found in southern South America is named for this 16th century man whose crew were the first from Europe to see them
This word for a type of building or institution comes from Greek for a place sacred to a mythical group of 9
From a Sanskrit word for "descent", it's the form a god takes upon descending to Earth
The OED's first citation for this phrase referring to a region of the U.S. is from a Durant, Oklahoma newspaper in 1936
19th c. boots made with India rubber made one quieter, leading to this slang term for one whose job involves surveillance
Meaning cobbled together, it once referred to a temporary fix replacing a broken mast on a ship
One theory says a phrase for euphoria comes from plate No. 9 in an 1896 meteorological "atlas" of these
This 8-letter word for a reaction against a trend comes from an engineering term for a jolt caused by a gap in machine parts
This word for a gem & a shade of blue derives from the name of a Eurasian country from which gems came to Western Europe
This 8-letter word meaning "cultured" or "intellectual" originated with a phrenology concept
Widely parodied today, this 5-word phrase originally appeared on motivational posters in England during WWII
From the Latin for "to walk before", a famous example of this 8-letter word was written in 1787
Describing anything very showy, in architecture it refers to a style using curves like tongues of fire
In the mid-1960s, a decade after it first appeared in a holiday tale, this word came to be used for any mean killjoy
This noun meaning a secret plan comes from the Latin for "to breathe together"
Because of where in the body it is produced, this hormone's name comes from the Latin for "island"
Dating from 1973, this 4-letter suffix indicates a person or thing that has become associated with public scandal
When evidence was lacking, juries of yore would reply with this Latin word meaning "we do not know"; now it means a dunce
This 2-word adjective for "going against accepted speech or conduct" first appeared in a 1933 translation from Izvestia
On February 22, 1918 Warren Harding said it is good to drink "at the fountains of wisdom inherited from" this alliterative group
From the French for "to set in the woods", this word refers to a type of attack
An exploited part of a law, originally it meant an opening in a castle wall used to look at or shoot at an enemy
After living in Honduras, O. Henry coined this term for a small country dependent on a single export
Keith Downey developed rapeseed into this cooking product, now a huge cash crop for farmers in Saskatchewan
This word for a friend comes from the Latin for "with whom you would eat bread"
In medieval times, an act of bravery got you dubbed a knight & won you a pair of golden these
This 4-letter term for a religious group that holds distinctive beliefs comes from the Latin for "follow"
Like the name of a minor Roman god, this word for a caretaker comes from the Latin for "door"
Meaning "rapidly", this term began in England, referring to the speed with which the mail was delivered
The first known use of this word in the U.S. was in an obituary for wealthy banker Pierre Lorillard in 1843
In 1945 George Orwell coined this 2-word phrase for "an epoch as horribly stable as the slave empires of antiquity"
Used in 1947's "U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey", this 2-word term became widely used again in NYC on 9/11/01
A 19th century gambling term meaning a desirable prize, its use in reference to NYC stems from a 1921 newspaper sports column
This word for a distinguishing mark of office or honor comes from the Latin for "badge"
Sails that ran free & fluttered without control caused a ship to stagger like a drunk, giving rise to this phrase
It's from the Latin for "hemp" because it was often made of hemp; add a letter & it means to take a survey
This 2-word phrase may be traced to a line in a Sherlock Holmes story, "The chaplain stood with a... pistol in his hand"
From the Old French for a soldier sent ahead to clear the way, today it refers to the first settlers of a region
Named for a Mediterranean country, this style of typography is based on a Renaissance script
Meaning "not working properly", it may date back to a character in the comic strip "The Katzenjammer Kids"
Well known to "Jeopardy!" fans, this 10-letter word originally meant a stew of many different ingredients