by Wordpandit | Jan 30, 2012 | Word Origin |
When fists are made into cuffs, it is not supposed to be a pleasant scene, may be chaotic and bloody too. Fisticuffs can bring an event to a complete halt and physical consequences can be severe too. It is a noun. Origin Its first usage dates back to 1595-1605 and is...
by Wordpandit | Jan 20, 2012 | Word Origin |
Perhaps, living in India where discrimination in terms of caste and sex does not happen will be a dream forever. Why can’t we be happy and be indiscriminate when it comes to things like these. Perhaps we have forgotten that indiscriminate word exists in the...
by Wordpandit | Dec 24, 2011 | Word Origin |
A person with this phobia will be really scared in hotels in alien cities or countries. However, a person with this phobia would do really well in hostile situations, as he/she would be trained or used to avoid people not known. It is a Noun. Origin Xenophobia seems...
by Wordpandit | Dec 22, 2011 | Word Origin |
Everyone who applies coconut oil should throw the oil’s bottles out of the window, as it is definitely not smell that good. The word stench (Noun) can be modified to accompany any product that is made of coconut and describe it with finesse. It refers to that ugly...
by Wordpandit | Dec 12, 2011 | Word Origin |
It is difficult to imagine how someone can hate something so much. However, after reading about Misogamy, you will know the reason for so many bachelors in our world. Origin of Misogamy Its first usage dates back to 1560 – 1656 and unlike its meaning, it is made...
by Wordpandit | Sep 16, 2011 | Word Origin |
The word genocide is based on two important roots: genos and cide. Genos stands for the basic human gene, the source of all races. And cide stands for killing. Hence, we arrive at the meaning of Genocide: race killing. Both these words have a plethora of words based...
