Bikini
Did you know that the scanty, two-piece swimsuit is named for a nuclear weapons test?
Biscuit
From the mediaeval French 'Bis + cuit' meaning 'cooked twice'
Blue/blues
The adjective blue has been associated with despondency and sadness since the 16th century.
Blue moon
The original sense of blue moon is that of an absurd event that can never occur. The moon is never really blue and once in a blue moon is akin to when pigs fly. (Well actually, when a lot of dust is kicked up into the atmosphere, the moon can appear blue. The eruption of Krakatoa in 1883 caused the moon to turn blue, as did late Indian monsoons in 1927 and Canadian forest fires in 1951.)
Did you know that the scanty, two-piece swimsuit is named for a nuclear weapons test?
Biscuit
From the mediaeval French 'Bis + cuit' meaning 'cooked twice'
Blue/blues
The adjective blue has been associated with despondency and sadness since the 16th century.
Blue moon
The original sense of blue moon is that of an absurd event that can never occur. The moon is never really blue and once in a blue moon is akin to when pigs fly. (Well actually, when a lot of dust is kicked up into the atmosphere, the moon can appear blue. The eruption of Krakatoa in 1883 caused the moon to turn blue, as did late Indian monsoons in 1927 and Canadian forest fires in 1951.)
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