[FRIAM] for Nick - prurient entymology
thompnickson2 at gmail.com
thompnickson2 at gmail.com
Sat Oct 3 14:59:14 EDT 2020
Dave,
Why me, oh Lord! Why me?
Nick
Nicholas Thompson
Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology
Clark University
ThompNickSon2 at gmail.com
https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/
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From: Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> On Behalf Of Prof David West
Sent: Saturday, October 3, 2020 12:50 PM
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Subject: [FRIAM] for Nick - prurient entymology
Avocado - from Aztec (via Spanish) ahucatl, meaning testicle
Etiquette - little signs that that Louis XIV put out to remind people not to
pee in the fountains of Versaille
Bully - from Duth boel meaing lover
Editor - Roman title for someone charged with organizing human sacrifices
fascinate from Latin fascinum - penis amulet - and fascinare - charm or hex
davew
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