What does "coll" mean? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
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Where does the phrase "cool your jets" come from?
Jul 2, 2013 · The OED says the phrase "cool your jets", meaning to calm down or become less agitated, is originally US and the first quoted in a newspaper: 1973 Daily Tribune (Wisconsin Rapids) 29 Jan. …
Mrs and Mmes: plurals of Mrs (missus /ˈmɪsəz/) [duplicate]
Oct 14, 2025 · Mrs /ˈmɪsəz/ (pl Mrs, Mesdames) A title used before the name(s) of a married woman Collins Concise English Dictionary Mrs. was originally, like Miss, an abbreviation of Mistress (the …
etymology - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Jul 13, 2016 · 1707 T. Hearne Remarks & Coll. 17 May (O.H.S.) II. 14 Amused by Charlett's trick re Tacitus. (" re, prep.". OED Online. June 2016. Oxford University Press.) 2 Thus re has been a word …
What might a pub named "the bull and last" likely be a reference to?
Jun 11, 2023 · In the Kentish town/Highgate area are two pubs, The Bull and Last and The Bull and Gate. What might such pub names be references to?
single word requests - Is there a common phrase for 'too casual' in ...
Jul 20, 2023 · However, repeat occurences may well be abbreviated "coll." then. In your question, you mention character/narrator which would be relevant for fiction rather than an essay. Trying to nail …
Why do we "get cold feet"? - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Apr 3, 2011 · A sudden loss of nerve when embarked on a venture is called cold feet. Does anyone know why that should be? An etymology is suggested at englishdaily626. If your 'feet' are 'cold', you …
Is there a widely accepted past participle for "stride"?
Jul 23, 2017 · The OED lists only stridden and coll, strode. I would always use "have stridden" and I see "I have strode" as dialect in the same way as "I have ate" or "I have took". However, looking in the …
expressions - Why does one scream blue murder? - English Language ...
Jan 15, 2011 · To scream blue murder is to shout loudly and make a huge fuss, sometimes with the implication that the fuss is excessive. But does anyone know why murder should be blue?
etymology - What is the origin of "Pipped at the post"? - English ...
Aug 27, 2014 · Here are the relevant entries in Eric Partridge, A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, eighth edition (1984): beaten at the post. 'Men going on leave would get down to Boulogne …