Etymologie, Etimología, Étymologie, Etimologia, Etymology
US Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, Estados Unidos de América, États-Unis d'Amérique, Stati Uniti d'America, United States of America
Ismen, Ismes, Isms
Amerikanismen, Americanismes, Americanisms

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Amerikanismen

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Humbug (W3)

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"unlautere Reklame"; "listige Übertölpelung"; "Lug und Trug". Die Herkunft ist ungeklärt. Um 1750 in Nordamerika aufgekommen im Zusammenhang mit "to hum" = "jn nasführen" und "bug-bear" = "Popanz", "Schreckbild". In Deutschland seit 1830 bekannt.

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TO "HUM", or "HUMBUG". To deceive, or impose on one by some story or device. A "humbug"; a jocular imposition, or deception. To "hum" and "haw"; to hesitate in speech, also to delay, or be with difficulty brought to consent to any matter or business,
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"HUMBUGS". The brethren of the venerable society of humbugs was held at brother Hallam's, in Goodman's Fields.
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One explanation of "humbug" often heard is that it originally referred to a large bug known for the humming or buzzing noise it makes, perhaps such as a cicada or locust, making "humbug" a good metaphor for something very noisy and noticeable but of no real significance. Unfortunately, there isn't any evidence of any connection to an actual bug.

"Humbug" seems to have popped up in the popular vocabulary pretty much out of thin air around 1750, probably borrowed from underworld slang. In addition to meaning "sham," it has also been used as a synonym for "hoax" or "trick," as in P.T. Barnum's famous observation that "The people like to be humbugged."
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Etymology: It appeared in the language sometimes before 1750 but attempts to establish its origin had already failed in 1751 according to the Oxford English Dictionary.
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Impeachment (W3)

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Jeep (W3)

A perennial question concerns the origin of the term "Jeep".
Rifkind quotes the Quartermaster Corps Motor Transport Division as stating that the term had been commonly applied to a 1/2 ton 4x4, the 1/4 ton 4x4 initially being dubbed "peep", "baby jeep" and only later "jeep".
An alternative explanation is the abbreviation of "general purpose", or of Ford's "GP" (G: Government, P: 80" wheelbase), to "geep" and "jeep".

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The English Language
Words Borrowed from Other Languages
American English

American English is a version of the English language spoken in the United States of America (North America).
Many of these words began with journalist inventions, in films (movies) or slang.
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blizzard | hangover | hindsight | joyride | OK | radio | raincoat | rattlesnake | stunt | teenager | typewriter
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English Usage in the UK and USA

• Definition UK Word USA Word
• One Meaning - Two Words
• One Word - Two Meanings

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merrycoz
Dictionary of Americanisms, by John Russell Bartlett (1848)

John Russell Bartlett (1805-1886) was well educated in history and literature before he and a partner opened a bookstore that became popular with scholars and literary figures. Bartlett also helped to found the American Ethnological Society. A stint as boundary commissioner wasn't as successful as his many years as Rhode Island's Secretary of State or his work as an historian and compiler of the Dictionary of Americanisms.

The Dictionary of Americanisms went through at least four editions between 1848 and 1877. As a record of the "colloquial language of the United States," it's a fascinating look at the words that actually came out of the mouths of early 19th-century Americans. It's also a window into U. S. history, with tiny essays on early political parties (the Democratic party, for example, was known as the "Loco-foco" after an incident of the kind which won't surprise observers of the political process), economics (how bears and bulls went to Wall Street), and culture (both strong drink and the Millerites); its collection of quotes offers later readers examples from a wide variety of early-19th-century works (everything from Congressional speeches to Sam Slick in England). And where else are you going to find discussions of words like "sanctimoniouslyfied" and "absquatulate"? or of phrases like "acknowledge the corn" and "red dog money"?

• Front matter & introduction (61 kb)
• Pages 1-29 (A-Bel) (73 kb)
• Pages 30-59 (Ben-By) (73 kb)
• Pages 60-91 (C-Cord) (80 kb)
• Pages 92-120 (Cork-Dou) (72 kb)
• Pages 121-152 (Dov-Fy) (82 kb)
• Pages 153-181 (G-Hors) (71 kb)
• Pages 182-210 (Hors-Loa) (72 kb)
• Pages 211-240 (Lob-On) (74 kb)
• Pages 241-271 (Op-Rec) (78 kb)
• Pages 272-303 (Red-Sir) (78 kb)
• Pages 304-331 (Six-Stan) (72 kb)
• Pages 332-361 (Star-Tou) (74 kb)
• Pages 362-390 (Tac-You) (71 kb)
• Pages 391-412 (Appendix) (52 kb)

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British-American Dictionary
Smith's Dictionary of British-Americanisms

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AmeriSpeak

Expressions of our American ancestors. The colorful slang of Americans of the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries.
Here’s a place to record those phrases that have been passed down through the generations in your family!

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Seifenkiste (W3)

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Amerikanismen

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Truck, Trucker (W3)

The "truck" "vehicle for carrying goods" is from the early seventeenth century and is a back formation from truckle "a small wheel".

The vehicle sense of "truck" first appeared in English in the 17th century and was probably originally a shortened form of "truckle" (from the Latin "trochlea," pulley), meaning a small pulley, caster or wheel. The first "trucks" were the small wheels that allowed the carriages of shipboard cannons to roll back and forth, but by the 18th century "truck" meant any sort of vehicle designed to carry a heavy load.

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Americanisms
A Dictionary of Americanisms on Historical Principles
American slang expressions

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Dictionary of Americanisms on Historical Principles

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