Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 个月前What's an interesting etymology for a common term?message-squaremessage-square218fedilinkarrow-up1229arrow-down12
arrow-up1227arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 个月前message-square218fedilink
minus-squareTipRing@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·1 个月前Boondocks, meaning a remote place, entered English from the Tagalog word bundok, meaning mountain. American soldiers returning from occupying the Philippines introduced it in the early 20th century.
Boondocks, meaning a remote place, entered English from the Tagalog word bundok, meaning mountain. American soldiers returning from occupying the Philippines introduced it in the early 20th century.