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Does the Word 'Buck' Derive From a Reference to Black Male Slaves?
Written by:
David Mikkelson
Mar 25, 2001
Here's the etymology of “buck” to mean “dollar."
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Not My Teeth
Written by:
David Mikkelson
May 11, 2011
Husband loses false teeth after prankingly swapping them with his wife's.
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Were Jimmies Named After Jim Crow?
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Sep 25, 2009
Rumor holds that Jimmies, the chocolate sprinkles used on confections, are so named as a referen ...
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Etymology of Crowbar
Written by:
David Mikkelson
May 17, 2003
Were 'crowbars' devices used to perform menial labor assigned to blacks?
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Did the Word 'Picnic' Originate with Lynchings?
Written by:
Snopes Staff
Barbara Mikkelson
Jan 21, 2001
Neither the concept nor the word 'picnic' originated with crowds gathering to witness extrajudic ...
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Etymology of Handicap
Written by:
Barbara Mikkelson
Jan 21, 2001
Did the word 'handicap' originate with the disabled's having to beg for a living?
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