BBQ Game
Barbecue.. where did the name come from?
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i think is number 3.. ???
Damn she is poppin out of that top =D I’ll take cheerfully spit roasting captured enemies for 500 please. I vote for a bbq sauce fight between Marina and hotforprofits.
hey is there any way 2 get a different image???!1
yeah. click on your crappy image. this will take you to gravatar.com. there you can upload an image, it’ll show on here automatically.
I think it’s 1
I think it’s either 1 or 3 kind of leaning toward #3
A guy walks into a bar. The bartender says, “Do you want to play a game? See those two rib-eyes nailed to the ceiling? You get to throw one dart. If you hit one, you get to take them home and I’ll give you a free drink.” The man says, “No thanks, the steaks are too high.”
bar b que…bar bq…bbque…bbq?….i got it….i know how it shortened itself…originally a barbeque (texan) was used for basically grilling anything…pork, chicken , steak, fajitas, anything..it was a type of grill if you will…however, in the midst of the great depression and in poor folk kentuckie….people started slow cooking meat in certain coats of mustards, molasis, and sugars to preserve the meat and to cut down on the wood they had to use….certain lucky fellows made a cafe or two serving this type of meat smoked on a barbecoa…and everyone in town soon started buying it ….there was no name for it and no menu just give me whats on the barbeque today….pork chicken gaot what have you..anyway the food itself became known as barbeque…but…so many people in that area were illertate…like me…i cant spell to save my life and dont ask me to type anything…but….as the salted meat came from kentucky and spread out the name got bigger and the spelling got weaker….(remember one of our own presidents spelt okay ok…ok) anyway as long as a worker or a family ordered the barbique they didnt care what it was cooked on…so owners of places that served such a delight advertised bar-b que….and other illerate owners shortened it…..in tenesse today there is a sign off the highway that says barbyq open sundays…if you go in there…ask them what they cook it on…”we cook our barbyq in the worlds finest smoker”….a smoker …..in texas our texas….i love me some bbq
mmm mm bbq
From the Méxican Barbacoa.
by the way, how do i get a picture avatar?
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I would say, it came from the French word.
My Dear Marina,
Being from Texas, I kinda feel i am cheeting on the Test;
Its Barbacoa,
But!
But! 
But! 
the French answer is also correct.
how do i know, because I am an awsome Texan,
my family has been here sense 1820,
yes the Spanish, borrowed it from the French?
I think, I am almost sure.
My Dear Marina, can you straighten me out?!!
Hi marina my guess number 3
I don’t know . but all i know about this word that i like hot barbecue parties , hot like u. But i can guess it’s a spanish origin. thx
Number 2 is the beat one. But I think it was the third one.
BBQ Game, I guess “whiskers-to-tail.”
Hi Marina,
as you have noticed from my nickname I’m spanish and can make sure we said “barbacoa”. I’m gonna take the theory #1 because I guess the spanish origin of barbacoa is pretty similar (at least this suggest my dictionary).
Sorry, my english is not very good but is getting better thanks to Marina and Hotforwords.
Marina I’m a Huge Transformers Fan/Collector/Reviewer and I wanted to know The Origin of The Autobot Leader “Optimus Prime” so can you tell me where “Optimus Prime” Comes from?
THANKS SO MUCH!
My youtube is http://www.youtube.com/transformersmatrix
Marina my sweet,
Everyone knows that barbecue comes from Texas a word borrowed from the Spanish who borrowed it from a indian tribe in the Caribbean.
i really love your necklace also….bows head in humble devotion…Oh by the way word request….. Thunderstruck…. err i say #1 choice
Hmmm Actually, I got Two Words.
Devil
&
666
Now, Both are To do with Hell and stuff. But it would be nice to know, Where both of those Words, or Numbers originated from and how they got their Meaning
Dear Marina,
There’s an interesting word you might pick: ROBOT. Once I heard it comes from the Russian работа. Is that true? Can you tell us more?
Greetings from Brazil
Robot comes from the Czech word “Robotnik” which means “laborer” or “drudgery”. The word robot itself was popularized by the 1921 play “Rossums Universal Robots ” (aka RUR) written by Karel Capek. At least, the last time I checked thats what it was, which wasn’t too long ago, I had to engineer and build one for a presentation.
[DEar Hot For Words] – I dont want to appear crass or rude –
but where did the word “FUCK” come from. Every body uses it in Film,TV, and print media – but when did this word first appear in history…….
Marina, you should make like an online test about the past lessons you’ve made, it would be pretty cool and fun.
I think that would be a fun way to be tested, too.
Have a good day, ample. Marina makes the best BBQ 
Porkie 
I wanted to know where the saying You can’t have your cake and eat it too? Came from
BTW: Love your show!
Das Vidania
can you please find the origin of the word infitessimal. i would really love if you found out the origin <(+_+<)
The origins of both the activity of barbecue cooking and the word itself are somewhat obscure. Most etymologists believe that barbecue derives ultimately from the word barabicu found in the language of the Taíno people of the Caribbean. The word translates as sacred fire pit and is also spelled barbicoa or barabicoa. The word describes a grill for cooking meat consisting of a wooden platform resting on sticks.
Hi my beautiful professor!
From where does the word detumesence come? Huxley used it skillfully in Ape and Essence but where, my good teacher, did it originate?
Come rafting with me in the Grand Canyon. I get to do one more trip before I start grad school. I need an etymology to think about while I row.
I had forgotten my love of language until I stumbled across your masterful site.
your student
Where did the word “stogie” come from and what is the true meaning of it. Today people call cigars stogies but in old movies I’ve heard people call shoes stogies.
roadrunner
i want to know where cheese came from
I wanted to request a word: shenanigan
Love the show! Thanks – DaffodilDuck
I was reading a science fiction book where they talked about people that were “Earthbound” meaning that they couldn’t leave the Earth, but then they talked about a spaceship that was “Mars bound” meaning on the way to Mars. How can the word “bound” mean stuck somewhere AND going somewhere? Can you please look into this?
Hello Marina, I would like to request the word ‘Champion’ I have long wondered where this word came from, and now you have the honor of discovering it.
Hehehe… If you do it, you will be a Champion.
-Mark
Hmmm, something that goes back, has many aspects and will show off your beautiful hands. Chirality
Hey Marina,
I was really curious where the word “Robbed” comes from.
As in, The store down the street was robbed yesterday. It’s kind of a random word. Thanks for reading.
Great vid by the way.
-Sean
#1 I guess because you said the origin is tricky. #3 is transparent.
I’m going to guess it’s origin#3, the French “from beard to tail” choice.
I’ve finally thought of two things I would like you to answer.
#1: Not a word, but the letter “w”. Why is it said “double-u” and yet looks like two “v”s? Even in Spanish it is translated as “double-v”.
#2: “Lollygagger”. I’ve always wondered where that came from. I know it means a person that fools around or trifles as wastes their time, but I don’t know its origin.
I hope you decide to investigate.
hi marina
i’m from israel and i would like to ask about the words: ward room
and ward robe.
thank you for your lessons you are great.
Since you exude a most pulchritudinous and titillating presence in your lessons, I would love it if you would get to the bottom of the word “coitus”.
Why such a funny looking name for something that’s been regarded as a sacred ritual to the ancient Romans and Greeks? I suggest a hot red outfit to commemorate this spicy Latin word.
hmm. I think franchise is on to something here.
Marina,
How do you reference your words? All on the OED? If so you have the book version, CD, or Web?
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I would like to know where kaboodle came from. As in “kit and kaboodle”. I think it might have something to do with hobos (bums) but I am not sure. I have an apple for the teacher but it’s after dinner and drinks?
JuanCarlosJones
Answer number three of course is the correct one. However, I didn’t think it was French. We always considered it to be HILLBILLY or Southern Redneck Speak.
Thanks for the lesson. You are too wonderful for words.
Your HUMBLE student,
Frog Price
Hello Marina, new member her………I would like to request a word. “HUMDINGER”. Always have heard it but never where it came from. Could you please clarify for us all.
Thanks in advance
um where does the word juggalo come from
Hello Marina,
I was thinking about where the word dad or daddy comes from.
Thank you Richard
Hi Marina,
I’d like to know why the word “monitor” has such different definitions: It’s a computer screen…It’s a water lizard…It’s a lookout…it’s a security guard…It’s a hose nozzle…It’s an ironclad ship…it’s a pass in the Sierra Nevada…It’s verb meaning to watch. But what’s the origin of this word?
#1 Barbacoa! There’s a restaurant in my town with that name. It’s a barbeque spot.
I would choose origin #3.
Hi Marina, here’s a word I dredged up recently: “cordial”. It seems to be some kind of drink, or a friendly attitude. Maybe you could do a video on it?
Also, good luck pronouncing it. Kor-jull? Kor Dee Al? Core Dial?
From the OED:-
Cordial.
1. Of or belonging to the heart.
2. Stimulating, comforting, or invigorating to the heart, reviving, cheering.
3. Hearty, heartfelt, warm.
4. A … beverage that invigorates … and stimulates …
Association of ideas – Kool-ade – Cool
Laid – feelings of contentment and cordiality. 
Hi Marina, the answer is the french version.
I’m french canadian and I also heard some people from france say ”de la barbe au cul”. But your answer means nearly the same so I guess we’re both right.
Have a nice day!
OK I was wrong sorry it’s the spanish one cool
I vote for option #1.
Thank you for these, Marina. I think the guessing games are my favorites.
After the barbarian video, I’m curious now about the origin of the word “Onomatopoeia” – it always seemed like a long and complicated word to describe such a simple and fun act of creating new words.
Love the videos, thanks!
Marina, what is the origin of expression “red noise”. Is it French?
And most important – “How soon people will stop using it?”
I’m from N. Carolina, and I was told that BBQ or Barbeque, which came from the word barbaquoa – a derivitive of a native carribean word for the cooking style.
“Indian Summer”
This is no guess.
Besides encountering Hammocks, canoes, hurricanes, etc. Columbus and his crew also found the barbicú in the West Indies in use by the Taino (sometimes called Arawak) natives living in Hispaniola (Dominican Republic), and San Juan Bautista (Puerto Rico) islands. the rest is history with the addition of these words and what they represent to the world’s language. So the correct answer is Number 1.
Plz do the words horny and whore ok marina
horny – like a rutting goat with horns. the OED places the first published use of this meaning in 1889, but it really only picks up in the 1960’s.
whore – comes from Old Norse for adultress. Over time, with increased antifeminism, it became more derogatory.
R u a reliable source of words
I’m not. The OED is.
HI Marina,
I was wondering about the word sock and the 3 different meanings.
1. the sock that we put on our feet
2. to hit hard.
3. to save.
Hi Marina
How do we subscribe to get the answers?
You already did… I will be releasing the answer in the next day or so. If you want an email when the lesson goes up.. you can put your email address in the box in the upper right side of the website there.
Thanks!
Marina
Patience. She’s undoubtedly already shot it and it’s in editing by now. This woman is absolutely one of the most prolific bloggers yet (except maybe those plucky souls who leave a webcam on at all times including while they’e asleep). Keep checking.
hey marina,
I would like to know the origin of this saying:
“long in the tooth”.
#2
Hi Marina…. I’ve been seeing yours lesson on Yutube web…. but… what’s the meaning of “Youtube”???? where did it come from???? thanks a lot for teaching me more english (I’m a peruvian student)
Well in “English” countries, the TV is referred to as the “tube”
and since it’s a website where everyone can upload videos, it’s all about YOU
Thus, YouTube.
Hey, Marina!
I have a word request:
I would love to know the origin of, “The birds and the bees.”
How did parents begin to use The birds and bees to describe reproduction? I’m sure many others would love to know as well.
<33 Amanda
hi marina :] may i please request for the origin of the word MELANCHOLY. thanks :]
Hello Marina,
Bar-b-que actually came from a composition of words back in France during the summertime… most likely… by some people all juiced up on Pernot. You see, these people were starvin’ for some tastey meat and had nothing around for kindling. To get the fire started… a pretty girl named “Bar-B” ( now spelled Barbie ) took off all her clothes and lit them on fire to get the wood fire started,
Que means what in French… I think?… so when the guys noticed what she did… they said “Barbie-what!?!?” which translates back to Bar B Que!
Cheers!
True story harveycasual
I want to make a word request for the word: “ass.” how did it go from referring to a donkey to a person’s buttocks?
hey girl! i have a very difficult word 4 u!
i am italian so i have translated it 4 u…
the word is…
TRANSUBSTANTIATION!!!
ciao bella!!!
I have a word request. I would like to know where the word “Ninja” came from?
The Magnificent NINE from Japan
thanks
I would postulate that #3 would apply much closer to the modern day definition of the word. Although some theorize about #1 Babracot, the raised platform was actually designed to keep from being bitten by snakes while one slept. Thus, our modern and shortened term “cot”, portable bed or bedstand.
#2 seems the more logical choice to me. ALSO: I would like to know the origin of the word “exfoliate” (NOTE: my spell checker says I am spelling exfoliate incorrectly, but the label on my bottle of skin cleanser agrees with me.)
some times the simple answer is correct and I think it is 3
I believe that it’s a tie between 1 and 3. I was kinda curious to the origin and was researching it’s origins as well. While searching I found that origins 1 and 3 were the one’s that are thought to be the origin. Although, either one would have equal pages saying that their origin is the correct one, it seems that no one quite yet knows which one is truly is. I guess it’s up for us to decide which one we find more credible.
BBQ- ~ # 3 sounds the go…..”.just take off its horns and wipe its ass please waton, I like it bloody as hell!!!! ”
Number…. Numb…..
The words Numb + Number…… shouldn’t Number mean more Numb than Numb and not, Number #?? Hope you can investigate HFWs
Number 1 sounds like the origin for buccaneer. I’m going to guess 2, just because no one else is.
i want to know about the looong word —>Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis
I’d love to see you cover the word exotic, which, of course, most certainly applies to you! I’ve also always found it fascinating that English doesn’t appear to have an antonym for exotic, in the sense of something that is foreign but dull. Please enlighten me if you know of one.
What is the origin of flatulent
Dear fellow student
It comes from latin: flatus, the wind…. It has to be known.
Flatulent does originate with a good meal for me. butt the word I’ll leave to HFW. Butt your question brings up an interesting Origin, How do famous people get their stage names. I’ll copy & paste this.
http://books.google.ca/books?id=G8t8doQHi-MC&pg=PA131&lpg=PA131&dq=flatulent+origin&source=web&ots=EmaUth-H09&sig=Oa-y6YDsfC6RJWezfzxI9pfyTuU&hl=en#PPA131,M1
Check out jumping jack flash. And more if your knowledge base needs to increase in this area
like Britney’s song ops i did it again
let us see our hot teacher what you have for this one
Maybe I’m psychic because I looked this up just a couple of days ago and the answer is #1, though I am sorely tempted to postulate that “barbecue” is the word that the Romans invented from “barbarianus” to describe savage tribes that ate humans, or as we now call them, humanitarians.
Hahahahahahaha! Good one, bob.
ROTFLMAO
BBQ…… Hummmmmm number 3 seems to be the most logical origin.
I have a word request. I have always wondered where they got the word ‘ScapeGoat’
Would you be kind as to investigate this for me Marina? Thanks teach.
I read somewhere, and I’m not sure if this is correct.
Jewish priests used to put his hand on a goat in temple and he and people would pray to transfer their sins to the goat. Then the goat is released into the wild. Taking the people’s sins with it.
Which kind of is what a “scapegoat” does today.
The answer Is number 1. Barbecue can from the word barbicoa. Its not number 3 from beard to tail. Yeah you should next give the definition of “definiton.” Or the word farraginous. How about wenis?
It’s number 1. And Iove cooking over live fire! Smack, smack so tasty.
I have another oxymoron for you, how about “tense calm” I hear it all the time being used by journalists and it drives me crazy jejeje
I already made my best conjecture about this word several postings ago but it’ll just have to be obscured by the passage of time, I guess…Too bad…
I still want to know who started spelling it with a Q, however. I’m not talking about BBQ or Bar-B-Q, which are both derivations that I can understand. But spelling it out all the way but using a Q where there should be a c (”barbeque”) just smells funny to me. Like tires burning. You see this all the time, more and more these days. once it got started, it became common usage or something. I want to pronounce that as “barbeck.” Everybody knows the U is silent when Q and U appear together. Take the example of bisque or baroque. You never hear anyone pronouncing the U in those words. wtf? I mean, what happens if you add an “-er” suffix to that, as in ” a person who ‘barbeques’ (sic)?” Does that make them a barbequeer? I think it does. Not that there’s anything wrong with that…
. But it seems so much easier to spell it with a “C” like we would with “Cue stick.” Oh, Well…. ExQuse me. Somebody let one of my pet peeves off its leash…this is my Que to exit stage left….
I will go with #3. By the way I like the pendant you are wearing. Looks very nice. Thank you hotforwords.
Answr:#1 Great job.Five stars.
where did the phrase “cool beans” come from … i tend to say it even though i dont know why or where i heard it from.
would also love to learn the origin of ‘cool beans’
Ditto. Never made much sense too me, still use it though.
Hello dear teacher… I hope you won´t be angry if I admit that I will take a chance on this homework….
By the way the word is spelled, I would think it is theory #3, the french connection, that is the right one.
OR … there is a totaly different answer..
Isn´t this a barbarian way to cook food, roast a whole animal over open fire .. so maybe it´s just a barbarian way to cook = barbarcook=barbecue …hmmmm – Fun to make some whole new ideas of word origin!
Thanks for another nice wakeup frm your dear student / Swedehunter
Why wouldn’t it let me post a comment on only this video, but now that I can I guess 1…
Dear Marina, I’ll go with number 1 for the answer. This one is harder than the tulip bulb GTW answer. Happy that errinf requested subscriber deletion. I hope that us students were civil with him.
the word is “myriad”.
No time today for homework.’Was busy in the shop, tweakin’ the barbie’. Cooks a little faster now.
http://neatorama.cachefly.net/images/2006-06/hemi-powered-grill.jpg
Nice BillyB!
I’d like my burger turbocharged please!
I used to work @ McDonalds once, but outdoors is the way to go now.
Bugs add protien, but don’t tell anyone.
you really pimped out that ride. Add some DVD players and some seat belts and you’ll really be cookin.
I don’t know about turbo charged, but I’ll have a steak medium rare.
Did you know “flipping hamburgers” and “would you like fries with that” is an out of date term. In McD’s They have a press that cooks both sides simultaneously, and BK’s they put them through a broiler (looks like an industrialized toaster) so they don’t flip patties. Ad far as fries, meals are assumed to come together, unless specified otherwise by the customer. Fries are becoming less used too, since our reactive (as opposed to proactive) country is trying to fix the obesity problem Americans are notorious. Did you know America is the only place where someone will suersize the mealw/ a DIET coke?
There’s nothing wrong with a little pigginess from time to time. Be happy, but be healthy too. Cholesterol outranks smoking as the most cmmon form of fatalitiy.
So who’s hungry?
You know Pressing burgers also might become out dated term. When I was working at McD (even the management job sucks) they were working on a automated restaurant cooks. You would use a touch screen and out pops your order. The idea was to remove the high cost of labor. Crazy idea hu? Last I heard that it was in operation at the corporate office.
Can you make me a nice cheeseburger (a little heaven on Earth with an onion slice)?
I like mine with lettuce and tomato, Heinz 57 and French fried potatoes, a big kosher pickle and a cold draft beer. Heck, medium rare with mustard would be nice, but I’m not too particular, not too precise. I make the best of every virtue and vice, because it’s worth every damn bit of sacrifice.
I’ve only got the Hienz 73 sauce, (My actual race car #), but chosen for biblical significance. I saw you post a C.S. Lewis quote, you like?
When you posted, I couldn’t resist locking up a couple of quote pages. thanks. I’m late for work again. G’day.
Are you a parrot head, prospero? it’s a great song.
Can’t go wrong with a little Jimmy Buffett, especially as the temperature up here in the frozen tundra begins to warm to tropical levels!
BillyB, I can’t remember what CS Lewis stuff I quoted. He’s o.k. – great writer, but his forays into theology were a bit strained….
prospero, where are you that there’s tundra? AK, CA?
My French dictionary says the word barbecue comes from the Spanish word barbacoa, which in turn comes from a Haitian word. I therefore vote for Answer #1.
I would say #3, strangely enough it has to do with grinning pigs!
I would like to know more about the word Dubya. Or if that is too boring and easy – elutriated.
Thanks keep up the good work
Marina you are a delight! I saw you on Bill O’Reilly, who is my personal hero, and have been educated by your site ever since. I was wondering where the phrase, “I was just Joshing you,” came from. Keep up the sagacious work!
Love It Marina, in fact I plan on BBQing this coming weekend and it is nice to learn where the word came from.
Keep It Up Gorgeous and Have a Super TGIF Day.
Billy
I didn’t bother checking, but I simply wanted to know if you could find out the origin of my nick. Galeanthropist. Aside from it’s root Galeanthropy, I can find nothing. I doubt enough will vote on it to get an episode, but if you succeed where I could not, I’d fancy knowing.
My guess is #1. Why, well I was totally stumped on this one. Didn’t have a freaking clue. So I went with my gut feeling. Also Im putting a bit of logic to the formula thinking that many of game answers where showing up as # 3. She saw this as a problem so I knew it was not going to be #3. Now that the cat is out of the bag ( Oh I love this term “Cat out of the bag” It has an interesting origin that Im very familiar with but thats a different story) on this one I won’t be able to use it again. So again my guess is #1.
~~ _/)_ ~~~
but maybe she knew that you’d think that you “know” it was not going to be #3? then what?
Oh aLx, stop messing with my gray matter!
If I guessed #3 then I would be in 3rd place. So if I guess #1 then I would be 1st place if that is the correct answer. But now she has knowledge of this conversation and might make it #2 just for the spite of it. Oh this is so confusing. aLx I was so convince it was #1, now Im in doubt of my answer. Marina can I retract my answer? With new observations from aLx I might have to reevaluate my guess here. Let me get my lifeline Paul Allen on the phone and see what his guess is. See aLx the trouble you caused me! LOL. 
_/)_
yeah, well, maybe you were subconsciously well aware of the fact that she thought she knew that you thought you knew that the answer was #3. so you picked #1. you win. ;D
err … no, wait. “… that the answer was not going to be #3″. yeah. this way. right? lol.
Who’s on first?
aLx, she is on to us now. Read her comments on lesson 420. But what she doesn’t know is we are on to her. Now that we know of this I have made a decision. Not because iocaine comes from Australia, as everyone knows. And Australia is entirely peopled with criminals. And criminals are used to having people not trust them as you are not trusted by me, so I can clearly not choose the answer #3 in front of you. aLx you truly, have a dizzying intellect. But wait till I get going!
Sorry I just couldn’t resist.
Watch out for those low flying pelicans, skipper! (~~ _/)_ ~~~)
Since you mentioned Paul Allen (you name-dropper!) I have to ask if you’re the lucky so-and-so who drives the Octopus.
I’d like to know where the phrase Knock On Wood comes from.
pretty sure Knock on wood and Touch wood (british) are references to touching Jesus’ crucifixition cross. Same sentiment as crossing one’s fingers. (Also, if you remember Zounds from Batman and BritLit, Zounds came from blending/slurring ‘God’s wounds.’
All of it started as reverence for the Christian sacrifice, but got coopted by everyman into much less reverent superstition.
For that matter, I think a lot of people cross themselves (make the sign of the cross) in the same vein as touching wood. They’re not praying; they’re making a gesture for reassurance and protection.
I think it´s the option #1
I like #1. It’s been #3 too many times already, and #2 just doesn’t sound right. Most cannibalistic tribes ate their own dead as a sign of respect.
Oh, and to answer the question on the origin of Pimp, it comes from the French “pimpere” which means “to dress well”.
Pimp is an acronym:
P-Person
I-Into
M-Marketing
P-Prostitutes
P-Pasty
I-Individuals
M-Masquerading their
P-Profits
positive, intellectual, motivated persons
Peaceable, Incandescence, Meticulously, Phrased
Professional Investors of Maternal Philandering
MILK = Mother I’d Like to Know.
You’re too cute Teacher, will you marry me
Pimp doggie: http://www.dogsinduds.com/pictures/pimp1.jpg
This time I got this one right; it’s #1!
I think it’s number 1.
Anyways, I was wondering. Where does the word “word” come from?
I love BBQ s! Especially, ribs,chicken, shrimp,etc. #3 all the way.
Marina, my vote is for number one.
Thanks again for good work. +5
What is the origin of the word PIMP?
Acronym
Peeing
In
My
Pants
If you would just look a couple comments up there’s a whole bunch of pimp acronym possibilities.
Barbacao, definitely.
Hey, artlover, I have a few thesauri, a couple good dictionaries, and the O.E.D. loaded onto my computer (English major habits) so looking something up is not that special but if you do “cheat” don’t ruin the game by claiming authority–plus you still could be wrong a lot of sources are extraordinarily fallible.
Mein Gott, I am too much of a cop when i visit this sight lately
.
I like the way you think. I also like the excellent
contributions made by everyone. Since its a game
no one should ruin it.
I prefer the trolling game to the BBQ game. It’s fun calling a winner a loser.
Sticks and stones break bones, but words never will.
My points been made. No need for certain actions to be carried out by me when words are all that are necessary to reach an intelligent mind. Kindly delete my account here if possible. Thanks. Peace out.
I think you delete your own account, it’s pretty easy–peace-out.
I don’t know if you can delete it yourself. So I deleted it for you.
Right-on teacher
Just couldn’t help interjecting–it’s my nature… 
You OK?
Thanks Marina!
I know everyone has the right to free speech but that person was way off topic. Plus, Hey this is your site and you can have it anyway you want it. 
_/)_
Good for you, Marina, and keep up the good work!
Get your piece out, you mean.
Point? There was a point other than “advertisements must meet my approval or I will take aggressive action to disrupt the website?”
I was teacher’s pet and all I got were fleas and your dog beat me up.
actually I was going to ask you what pet you are. since you got fleas it’s a furry one. or one with hairs. and since her dog beat you up … well … are you a cat or something?
Please, I’m too civilized to walk on all fours!
nono, that doesn’t count. first of all, a chimp ain’t no pet. second, how would a dog be able to beat a chimp up?
I know you are one smart German, and I wouuldn’t dare argue with you on your level (I’m suseptible to nosebleeds) but I.m glad that some scientists do question other scientific articles. I copied down your tag advice & i only have about a 25% success rate, so I copy & paste. http://www.scienceandsupermodels.com/2006/11/14/surest-sign-of-the-apocalypse-no-more-blondes
It sucks you got fleas. I hate those things. She does have a big dog so I understand how this assault on you could have happen.
I would be happy to walk you over to Marina house and discuss this with her. But then again I think we would be so caught up into the moment of playing with her big puppy that we would completely forget why we went over there in the first place. 
_/)_
I love that signature thingy, skipper. Running free under spinnaker?
Marina, where does the word “spinnaker” come from?
You know what Bob, I have never used a spinnaker yet. I might try using it on my way down to L.A. this fall.
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Sorry buzzword I guess I shouldn’t have kept you at that kennel all day with the other dogs! Sorry about my miniature Chihuahua beating you up! (I don’t have a miniature Chihuahua, never have, never will)
Marina doesn’t strike me as the type that would have one. Those are more for like Paris Hilton’s of the world.
Wow! And I thought all women would want to own a mini dog cuz they are so cute and cuddly. You just keep on amazing me like this and I might put you on my list as the most amazing people I know of list. Oh wait I think you already are. Let me check. Yep your there.
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Ha Ha Ha!
… with the other dogs …
indicating that she thinks you are a dog too, Buzz.
I found a picture of your chihuahua on line, Marine:
http://www.modernpooch.com/archives/ChihuahuaKiss.jpg
I visualize your dream tonight, happy celebration http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=w-XCkVZRE-4
I know your mind is out of sinque, so I celebrate with you \o/
btw htmlhell ready yet? I got a new $50 off coupon if you let me in.
I know its bad when I start talking to myself, but nobody else hears the little voices
I think I’ve seen this posted before, be sceptical, butt science is a beautiful field of study.
http://www.scienceandsupermodels.com/2007/05/18/girls-give-hope-to-ugly-guys-everywhere-part-vi
I vote for #1.
I had to scold someone today and jokingly used the words “tisk tisk”. Any idea where the word tisk comes from?
An English NouN borrowed from Native Americans the first english settlers encountered the Algonquin language
From Maipurean(Aranakan)
I cheated and looked it up: #1.
background: ding(4) dao is Chinese for “do you dare the dao?” Which translates into “are you a taoist master?” The Japanese use Chinese for any question that may have a loss-of-face answer (pretend you do not understand Chinese to save-face) and in this case the question translates into “are you enlightened?”
What is the origin for the phrase loss-of-face?
The Japanese equivalent of taoist master is “a master of the old ways”.
Ding Dao
Marina, The answer is #1… I was going to quote from the http://www.worldwidewords.org where they have a “lip smacking” wonderful description of barbeque. ..I love the australian expression of putting the bergers on the “barbie”. AND I could not Paste into this box… perhaps deliberate! Anyway… ENJOY! -BobManDo. I’d love to see you research the word HYSTERICAL….it might be funny.!
bobmando, see.. even when people look stuff up on the Internet.. they are still learning! Right? Hysterical is hysterical
That would be funny….I remember a teacher explaining what might be folk etymology about that word….
Is a hysterectomy a medical procedure by which women are made sane, rational and calm? lol….
i believe it is #3, barbacoa was probably also derived from it like barbeque
My dear teacher,
What is the origin of the word “besotted”?
from beard to tail sounds pretty good to me.
Dear HotForWords Teacher,
Where does the word “Aut” come from? As in auto, autistic or autism.
THIS IS MY FIRST COMENT
I’M NEW. WELL, I THINK THE WORD COMES FROM THE SPANISH WORD CAUSE I SPEAK SPANISH… IM FROM PERU AND THAT WORD SOUNDS LIKE IT. SO I HOPE I’M RIGHT, KISSES FOR YOU MY TEACHER MARINA MUUUUAAAK
My guess would be it’s number 3
Hmm…
I would say #3. But that’s mostly a guess.
You should do the origins of the word alphabet. It seems only fitting
it’s probably alpha,beta, you know, Greek letters.
Alphabet.
i say #2 lol
You Rock MARINA (place to keep boats)
Pirates are buccaneers (french for cook)
I’m hungry and I want to go Sailing
Another 5 star
lessongame!I’m going with #1, since that is the one I have heard before.
On a side note:
I preferred when the messages were listed in chronological order from top to bottom. Now, we need to read from the bottom up to see things in the proper order.
But JD… YouTube works this was as well as Myspace (I don’t spend any time on myspace).. and I find myself coming back here more to look at the comments because I don’t have to scroll all the way to the bottom to see the latest comments. I think it works well. Give it a couple days and I think you’ll agree. There has to be a reason why those other sites do it this way.
youtube is different because there’s a lot more comments. and those comments are short. this is why it works over there, though I don’t like it. it’s different over here because posts get way bigger. so it’s difficult to keep track of conversations. like, if a does a post, and b replies, to which c replies, and then d replies to b’s reply because he can’t reply to c. now, what if this takes place at the very beginning of the thread and e replies to d … but d won’t see it since e can only write a reply to b. d will never know. only a and/or b will know when someone contributes to that conversation.
uh …
aLx but the threaded replies remain in chronological order.. so once you hit a conversation it remains complete on one page from top to bottom. It’s only the random 1-off comments that rise to the top which I like as I am used to it over at YouTube.
I know but you have to do all that page-finding-clicking and scrolling and … you know. like, if you got seven pages and you don’t know which page you’re supposed to be looking for for that particular comment … it gets complicated. I left one of the greatest quotes ever in that barbarian thread and nobody’s gonna read it. :/
I can get rid of the pagination…
get rid of it.
Marina,
I see 79 responses under comments, but when I scroll down, I can only count a fraction of that number.
I do like having the most recent comment at the top, with the replies in chronological order.
BTW – with so many words in english, why isn’t their a good, shorter synonym for “chronological order”?
Oh, there’s pages?
Dopey me.
I’m lost. This is the only blog I ever post on. I don’t know how to paginate my threads.
Marina, you were great on O’Reiily. Your reaching a whole new demographic there (think AARP). Perhaps your site should have a tab for “How this site works” or something. There are millions of Americans that only use email to talk to their kids and grandchildren for free. A lot of people born before 1955 would love this site. Hell, everybody would! Build some bridges! Grow! I think your are doing a great thing.
bogdan … your posts are gonna get lost. no one will read them because you’re on page #2. by tomorrow it’s gonna be #3 or #4.
FINE! I got rid of the pagination! (Or made it at 250 comments)… but I’m keeping the reverse order. It’s good for you! It’s like vegetables when you were a kid.. you hated them but they were good for you!
so funny [pagination]…Brian Wilson – 1966 Vegetable Arguments pt 1 and the song SMiLE – ‘Vega-Tables’ (Version)…[vegetables]
Thanks
Sure, I’ll give it a couple days… like I have a choice.
Just becuase YouTube does it in reverse order and uses pages doesn’t mean it is better. After many months on Youtube, I still hate the way they do it and I always find myself using the “see all text msgs” link so I can see them in the right order, without pages and with indented replies. The bottom line is the YouTube comment system sucks, so using that as a reference is a bad idea. Anyway, it’s your site and we will all deal with whatever you choose… I just don’t understand your (lack of) logic… “YouTube works this way” and “it’s good for you”:?:
damnit, jd. look what you did. she changed it back to the page thing. man. :/
I’m reserving judgement on the reverse order issue, but I have a suggestion; since these pages grow very long with all the comments and banter, could we get a link at the top of each page to jump to the bottom? Or maybe put the comment box at the top of the page instead?
I prefer the reverse order because I visit the site often (when I can find time) I like to see whats new and not scroll down pages of old comments. I like what Bob said about a link to pop to the bottom of the page. But I do have a key on keyboard that says “Page Down” on it. Am I the only one that has this? I wonder if their is some html code we can get for Marnia so she can offer both methods to here users?
I don’t even look at or comment on HFW on Youtube anymore. YT limits the comments. I like the freedom of longer comments on the blog site.
Maybe close the comment section on YT so to move people on just one site instead of two or three sites.
As for myspace I hate it with a passion. It take forever to load cuz is loaded up with junk. Also there are many phony people on it. 
Bob, I type my comments in a text application as I read and then I just copy and paste to the comment box where ever it may be at the time.
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I say #3. So what is the origin of the Barbeque PIT?
Hello Teacher-
I think that the answer is #3
I vote for option 1 or 3!
BBQ, Bar-B-Q, barbecue, barbeque, bar-b-que, barbie: doesn’t matter how you call it , it refers to the same thing.
As far as i know the West-Indian island’s french pirates (Boucainers) were roasting the goat “de ka barbe au cul” – beared to tail, and from this “barbe-cul” word it became barbecue.
In the karibean indians langiage “barabicu” which means holly fire’s hole and the wooden platform “barbicoa”. From this dialect it got into the spanish, french, english and american language and it got changed from barbicoa to barbecue (or barbeque).
So i guess both options (1 and 3) are correct.
Hugz!
Sorry about the spelling. It’s quite late here in Hungary (4 am) and couldn’t really concentrate…
#3 Sounds the most plausible. Medium Rare please
ONE for sure .. that was nice of those guys to eat their enemies*
I believe it is #1, but my boyfriend says #2
Is it a word request ?
Hi Marina,
I have always wondered about the word hiccough. Over time the spelling has changed to what we actually say, “hiccup.” How did that happen? Was it EVER pronounced “hick-coff?”
Thanks!
Number one all the way. Balls to the wall.
Hmmm I vote for 3 since the word does sound kinda French in the first place!
Barbecue is indeed used in French, but French is not the language of origin.
I have to go with two, but it didn’t become bbq until the europeans came to the americas with pigs. i also think its the origin of the word buccaneer.
Ha, in Pirates of the Burning Sea, in one of the pirate ports you are running pork for a “boucanier” and he gives you the story on why “boucanier” and “Buccaneer” are the same and such (and since it wasn’t Marina teaching us, I forget what he said haha). Anyway, as you are running pork, some of his customers decide they don’t want their meat (even though it’s the best pork they’ve ever tasted) and it’s because they’ve heard… rumors… that there are no boars on the island that he gets his pork from. So, in the end you stop working for him cause you realize that there aren’t any boars on the island… and then that is when I noticed the British solider in a cage beside the guy! LOL.
Word suggestion: Bomb Shell. It’s often used for a description of an extremely attractive woman (or man for that matter). How the heck did that become a term for that?
oooh oooh I so want to give my theory on this!!!! *resists* This word so needs to be a game so I can!
Marina – what are your thoughts?
i can’t find it in the list of lessons, but I thought she already discussed bombshells, the bomb, et cetera as part of the background on bikini? Maybe i read that someplace else?
i will go for number 2 … i guest its stays on the subject
I go for the 1.. surely it is the correct answer
I vote for No. 1 – Barbacoa. Oh I have have a word request for you. What is the origin of the word “infatuation” or “infatuated”? As in “I am totally infatuated with my Hot For Words teacher.”
Dearest Marina!
Well i am going to go with #3 Cause you always pick 3. Also i ask everyday to be your favorite student or teachers pet!! When Do i get to be it. I mean what does buzzword have that i dont! Please please please can i be teachers pet! I will mail you an Apple! a red one!
okay ill will cya later marina!
oh and i got a word! how bout ethnocentrism- i have to give a report over it. it would be nice to know its origin.
Oh man you are right, though she said last time that she does, so one would assume she’s going to try to mix it up, which means my guess of 3 is probably wrong, unless it’s right because her mentioning she was going to mix it up was in fact a trick to make us NOT pick 3 in the future lesson!
My dear teacher,
What is the orgin of the name Abkhazia? I have recently been reading about Russian history and it seems this place is quite famous during the revolution and post revolution period.
Senior
And my vote goes to ………….option 3.
The thing that hath been, is that which shall be….
and that which is done is that which shall be done….
and there is no new things under the sun.
What is the orgin of this poem?
Senior
Ecclesiastes. King Solomon. The Bible.
Thanks
#1 West Indies barbacoa a frame of sticks
How about trying the origins of
son of a gun
spick and span
both are nautical in origin
also how about a contest Stump the Teacher?
I vote for #1
I have an interesting word to request for the origin of. ready? Procrastination. Could you be a doll and tell me the origin of that, please?
Sincerely,
Tony R.
It’s always #3, or did you play a trick?
Yup, top to bottom is better! Good call.
Clay
heeey do you know what’s the origin of the word spaghetti?
What do you guys think of this reverse comments? The threadeds still remain in order.. it just puts the most recent at the top. I can switch it. Going to make a post and have you all vote I guess.
Change is good sometimes.. OR NOT! Who knows?
Here is the post for you all to comment and vote.
More polls,[polls]******[poles]
I like it this way. I feel like I’m head over heels.
Me too shawn!
too unclear. this way you have to scroll from bottom to top and the replies to comments or other replies are still top to bottom. can’t find shit. so, it doesn’t work for me.
plus, the links to the comments on the “recent comments” column don’t work anymore. they’ll just take me to the lesson. not the comment. browser: safari.
They take me to the actual comment. I can’t even use Safari anymore for some reason.. I can’t even log into any websites with it anymore. You’re talking Safari on a PC though, right aLx?
Hey Marina, Download FireFox for the mac. That what I use and I love it. It does display web pages a bit different than Safari. Anytime I had a problem with Safari I would switch to Firefox. It seams to me that FF is more compatible with pages that where generated for the PC. Even my Gmail account does more with FF than with Safari.
hm. it didn’t work in the barbarian thread, probably because I don’t see any pages there?
as for logging into other websites, no problems there.
yes. safari on vista.
that change is awsome you got my vote on that now sweetheart
For me, it’s really better. Most logical way.
Merci à toi Marina, tu es superbe et tes leçons m’apprennent beaucoup…
Thanks Marina for being so cute.
For the answer, I find the 2 very funny. I Hope it’s the good one…
Hi from France,
Bibul
Always good to read a comment by bibul. I’m glad you learn a lot from her lessons. We all do.
i guess 2 because canibals can’t be wrong
Cannibals are NEVER wrong dastheboss2
Now I feel bad I spelled Cannibals wrong
Spelling has never been my strong point 
The shock smily makes me laugh
Sometimes cannibals are wrong. Whenever they are in error, they are compelled to eat their words….
Why did the cannibal not want to eat clowns? Because they taste funny!
Why won’t cannibals eat divorced women?
They’re very bitter.
Did you hear about the cannibal who passed his uncle in the woods?
Love the cannibal jokes!
Thanks!
Two missionaries in Africa were apprehended by a tribe of very hostile cannibals who put them in a large pot of water, build a huge fire under it, and left them there. A few minutes later, one of the missionaries started to laugh uncontrollably.
The other missionary was incredulous, and said, “What’s wrong with you? We’re being boiled alive! They’re going to eat us! What could possibly be funny at a time like this?”
The laughing missionary said, “I just peed in their soup!”
classic.
The other missionary, “Whatever, they’re still going to eat us.”
I vote for option 3.
I believe theory number 1 is correct.
The others seems kind of “not right”
Just to make sure, I looked this up and it is correct.
Now I would like to request the following words
Miscellaneous or
Battery-power storage device/ beating someone up (assault & battery) or
Hallelujah
Oh i see. Now the latest response is on the top.
Kind of takes the fun and joy out of being the first to post, being stuck on the bottom and all.
Yeah.. what should I do.. I can make it the other way around… I’m going to make a poll and see if I should do ascending comments or descending comments.
Got me to I posted and was at the top totally confused
Uploading the iTunes lesson now. You don’t watch them on YouTube toysjoe?
Well, I’m on WiFi using my laptop. The signal strength is unpredictable. Sometimes it takes forever to load a video on YouTube.
So what I do is get it on podcast and leave it in the back to download.
Besides, I like to keep every single lesson
Just as long as we don’t have condescending comments, Marina.
Toysjoe, I agree with that is sucks being the first to post only to find it on the bottom. Whats better to be the first to post or to actually have Marnia reply to your comments out of a class of what? 50 million?
Yes I also want the origins of hallelujah. I asked for this one before.
Check it now toysjoe.. just uploaded it
I got it. Thanks a lot
Dear teacher,
I forgot to ask : is it possible to have the origins and the meaning of the anglo-saxon first names (like gwyneth, brad, edward, wilhelm, etc). The latin and greek ones are pretty easy to understand, but the anglo saxon ones are really hard. Hope you will judge the idea interesting.
Amicalement,
Don Felipe
Marina:
I believe it is option #2. Did they say what kind of sauce they used on their enemies? I would guess a vinegar based sauce of some kind. Another interesting lesson form our beautiful teacher. Our very beautiful teacher. Our very beautiful and intelligent teacher. What does a guy have to do to be the teacher’s pet?
Bill
click TA/Pet at the top navigator bar.
Then you will have to complete a fairly challenging application form.
Bill.. if that’s too much for you.. just by leaving a comment here.. you can be Student of the Day.. which you have already done.. so you are eligible
Marina:
Wow! You responded to me. I am so very honored….really. No, it is not too much for me to compliment you, this comes naturally. Good to know I am eligible. I always wanted to be eligible. Seriously, what you are doing here is fantastic! What a wonderfully creative way to promote the idea that, yes indeed, intelligence is sexy. I love this!
Bill
I think it comes from the same root word and barbarian. You see, whenever a Greek heard a foreigner say the the letter ‘Q’ it would sound like babbling to them and they would say “Damn barbarque” In fact they would get so mad that they would through these foreigners into a fire pit as a lesson to other barbarians who would dare try and say ‘Q’ in their presence. So of course eventually any whole animal thrown into a fire pit came to known as a barbecue.
I can’t believe I got showbized by nighteye by one minute
Well, I’m going with option 3 – it sounds the most plausible.
Barbecue like a barbarian
My guess: barbacoa from the Indians on Hispaniola!
Dear teacher,
Impressive video. As we say in France “Eat it from Nose to tail!”… (do we really say so?) So my answer will be, of course, the french version.
Thank you for this lesson.
The French answer is very persuasive, but I’m sure it’s #1.
in fact it was just french joke after a little research the ameridien origin is the real one
number two is correct.
where did the words
MALE & FEMALE
originated from??????????
I’m dying to know the origin of futbol/football and how it was changed to soccer in North America.
Yes, the first one is correct
great vid
im going to say..
#1- Barbacoa