Can you name the Anglicised modern phrases from their original word or phrase?

created by geojenks
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  • I also think Semordnilap is an interesting word, its palindromes backwards but i couldnt fit it into the quiz.
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Original word/phrase/meaningModern word/phraseLanguage/Reason for change or invention
NoumpereChinese whisper
HashashinPersian
Ad breviareLatin
God blind meChinese whisper
Helpe meetOld Testament
NadderChinese whisper
l'eprit d'escalierFrench/Thinking of a witty response too late
NapronChinese whisper
Eke-nameChinese whisper
Original word/phrase/meaningModern word/phraseLanguage/Reason for change or invention
RibbesperGerman
Anglo-Saxon word for foodDue to larger variety in diet
To have another think comingChinese whisper
Verloren HoopDutch
GagéeFrench
DécheveléFrench
Lamb raised in house and reared by handGeneral application
Word created to be longest in English languageEverett M. Smith in 1935
Bog StandardChinese whisper and general application
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Word/Phrase origins Quiz

  1. by geojenks
  • Created Apr 27, 2011 in Language
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