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  1. meaning - What is the etymology of "gatefold"? - English Language ...

    Mar 2, 2015 · As the name implies, simply fold the page in half. Sometimes this is also called a gatefold, for example in the music industry where vinyl LP albums were often packaged in a gatefold cover. …

  2. single word requests - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Aug 20, 2020 · A foldout or a gatefold is something different from a centrefold. A centrefold may be combined with a gatefold, but that is not a part of its definition.

  3. etymology - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Sep 2, 2025 · The verb “ drop ” has undergone semantic expansion. Once confined to music industry slang—often associated with hip-hop or radio rollouts—it now functions as a generalized …

  4. etymology - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    Dec 21, 2016 · I would like to know about how the name of this group was formed. According to Etymonline the terms Ku Kux have a Greek origin, but it does not give more information: 1867, …

  5. What is the origin of the phrase "hunky dory"?

    Feb 8, 2011 · Nobody really knows. There's no agreed derivation of the expression 'hunky-dory'. It is American and the earliest example of it in print that I have found is from a collection of US songs, …

  6. single word requests - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    May 5, 2014 · While I know you can attribute 'bitch' to a male, I feel there is a sense of femininity. I was wondering if there is a colloquial equivalent that describes someone with the qualities of a 'bitch'

  7. american english - Pronunciation of 'aunt' in the US - English Language ...

    Jan 3, 2013 · The IPA transcriptions are US /ænt/ and UK /ant/. One can use a macro /ā/ or colon /a:/ for the UK one, depending on transcription habits, but vowel length isn't phonemic in any dialect of …

  8. What is the origin of the phrase "'til the cows come home"?

    Jan 23, 2011 · I was in Bavaria in the late 1970s and early 1980s and I actually saw the cows coming home. The cows all belonged to different farmers and would go up into the pastures for the day, and …

  9. Difference between "computation" and "calculation"

    Jan 28, 2011 · If the words computation and calculation are not perfect synonyms what is the difference between them? Which one describes more accurately what is done by a person computing or …

  10. One word for a person who repeats the same issue over and over again

    Mar 16, 2021 · How to name a person in one word who likes to repeat the things s/he has done or said or whatever, over and over again in every occasion. E.g. Ms Somebody always repeats the same …