British, 1771—as an adjective: emaciated; weak and starving—as a noun: an emaciated or starving person| word histories
a narrow escape from danger, disaster or mishap—UK, 1820—refers to the act of shaving with a cutthroat razor, which may result in injury| word histories
They call me “artificial” as if your hands aren’t also clay, as if your heart isn’t just a wet machine, arguing with its code. –from a poem generated by the DeepSeek R1 AI chatbot Ray Kurzweil thinks he’ll live forever as a string of ones and zeroes. During a 2013 interview, the prominent transhumanist writer... Read more about: Clankers in My View The post Clankers in My View appeared first on The American Mind.| The American Mind
looking or feeling ill or nauseated—1843, in a letter by Charles Dickens—when applied to a person, the plural noun ‘gills’ designates the flesh under the jaws and ears; also the cheeks| word histories
a bad-tempered, sullen person—UK, 1981—here, the noun ‘drawers’ means ‘underpants’| word histories
very boring or unexciting—‘(as) dull as ditchwater’ (1770)—the later phrase ‘(as) dull as dishwater’ (1832) is probably due to mispronunciation of ‘ditchwater’ in the original phrase…| word histories
Earth can be tiresome, but you probably wouldn’t enjoy living on the International Space Station either| Salon.com
The colours of…Christmas? After some long (long) time, I’m finally coming back with a (maybe) common topic, but it is worth to talk about. But while you are reading, you will be wondering what the subject is, probably (if you haven’t done it yet) you will have (had) a quick look below to check a … Continue reading "Red, blue, green and purple: the colours of…" The post Red, blue, green and purple: the colours of… appeared first on One-pot Science.| One-pot Science