The word "gorilla" comes from a Greek word that means "a tribe of hairy women".
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Switching letters is called spoonerism. For example, saying "jag of Flapan", instead of "flag of Japan".
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The word 'Indiana' is Native American for 'Land of the Indians', yet less than 16,000 Native Americans live there.
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"Goodbye" came from "God bye" which came from "God be with you."
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The Danish word for condom is 'svangerskabsforebyggendemiddel'.
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Hoover vacuum cleaners were so popular in the UK that many people now refer to vacuuming as hoovering.
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The word 'mortgage' comes from a French law term that means 'death pledge'.
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The dab of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush is called a "nurdle".
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