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No joke …! 23 About half the weight of an average car : ONE TON In the mid-1600s, “to jape” was a slang term meaning “to have sex with”. The exact origins of “jape” are unclear, but it does seem to come from Old French. 19 Strategically placed whoopee cushion, say : JAPE She is a lawyer specializing in international law, with one of her more renowned clients being the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange. Alamuddin was born in Beirut, Lebanon and moved with her family to London when she was a toddler. 16 Rights activist Clooney : AMALĪmal Alamuddin married celebrated Hollywood actor George Clooney in 2014. “Camisole” is a French word that we imported into English that ultimately derives from the Latin “camisia” meaning “shirt, nightgown”. 10 Spaghetti strap top : CAMIĪ camisole (also “cami”) is a sleeveless undergarment worn by women that extends down to the waist.

The name “cephalopod” comes from the Greek for “head-feet”. Examples of the class are the octopus, squid and cuttlefish. Most cephalopods have the ability to squirt ink as a defensive mechanism. Language does evolve, even though it drives me crazy …Ĭephalopods are a class of molluscs with arms or tentacles, a prominent head and a body with bilateral symmetry. That said, dictionaries are now citing “octopi” as an acceptable plural.

The plural “octopi” isn’t really correct as the inference is that “octopus” is like a second-declension Latin noun, which it isn’t. The most common plural used is “octopuses”, although the Greek plural form “octopodes” is also quite correct. The name “octopus” comes from the Greek for “eight-footed”. Often, candidates for a PhD already hold a bachelor’s and a master’s degree, so a PhD might be considered a “third degree”. “Ph.D.” is an abbreviation for “philosophiae doctor”, Latin for “teacher of philosophy”. Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across