40 - Weird Words

This week we go a bit off-topic and a lot off-the-rails while chatting about the weird origins of turns of phrase and making stuff with charcoal. See what we crafted: Instagram/Twitter @weirdinghour, Facebook @theweirdinghour Craft along with us: #weirdinghour if you want to share what you made! To suggest crafts or topics: email [email protected] Spread the weird~ Sources: Bothwell: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mythical_origins_of_language Rhea: https://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/06/magazine/how-to-skin-a-cat.html https://wordhistories.net/2017/05/09/no-room-to-swing-a-cat/ Nina: https://www.grammarly.com/blog/14-expressions-with-crazy-origins-that-you-would-never-have-guessed/ https://www.stylist.co.uk/books/everyday-sayings-explained/124076 https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/bury-the-hatchet.html https://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/10-expressions-from-ancient-world.htm