Fascinate
Where does the word fascinate come from? There is some confusion on this one… and sorry guys… it’s not fascination with what some people wish it was 
Where does the word fascinate come from? There is some confusion on this one… and sorry guys… it’s not fascination with what some people wish it was
I love her random pictures. The evil eye in this one is perfect. Or her in the costume shop or wherever that is. Personally I’m fascinated by women like Marina and hotforprofits.
Wasn’t there a phallic god named Viagrus?
Which reminds me…
If Niagara Falls, what does Viagra do?
My shirt has nine buttons, but I can only fasten eight.
My buttons actually talk. They are always saying, “Please, Fascinus!’
Hey Marina, I love your website.I wanna learn English well through your web.Thanks a lot .
“Fascinating.”
“Shuddup, Spock! While all these Phallic Gods are distracted by the
arse on the blonde cocommentarian, Jim’s going to beam ‘em apart!”
“Are you certain he won’t fall into the same trap, doctor?”
“Pusillanimous pointed earred punk.”
A baby seal walks into a bar and sits down. “What can I get you?” asks the bartender. “Anything but a Canadian Club,” replies the seal.
That Family Guy parody was alright, where Peter won a Silver Ticket to that Beer Factory. Especially when Peter requested a sing off and one of the Oompa Loompas just kicked him in the shins.
Marina,
Congratulations! I just saw you went over the 100,000 mark on YouTube!
Phales, the Greek satyr, celebrates!
MIn is depicted as a ramrod-straight, well-endowed god of fertility from Egypt…his wife was considered Godess of fertility…not much of a surprise
Mahayogi is an Indian God of Fertility, but also of meditation. There may not actually be a tie in between Indian meditation and sexuality, but Tantric mediation DEFINITELY gives space to enhance sexual pleasure
There’s all kinds of stories online about Mahayogi.
I’m wondering if the Roman god Mars, which my name, Mark, comes from, would count as one. His symbol is the symbol that is used to represent the male gender, because of its shape as a shield and spear, or as an erect phallus. Does that count?
So i have a word request why do they/we call it french kissing did some american see a french couple kissing and assumed it was a french thing hahahah just kidding but yeah why is it called french kissing/making out ??? hope u answer this one…xx
way to go on the 100,000 YEAH!!!!! :
nice episode. I was wondering if you could explain where the word Luke Warm came from. also, did it come before or after the name luke?
I think since we’re into August, it’d be cool to find out what, “The Dog Days of Summer.” really means, and where it came from!
Where does the word “Universe” come from? i would very much like to know!THX!
Oh SHIT!!
I downloaded a trojan called zlob.. Popups everywhere.Fake windows still trying to get rid of it 2 hours later!! MACAFEE WILL BE HEARING FROM ME!
Try reading this article.
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080803/18344418 74.shtml#comments
“Yet, as we pointed out at the time, anti-virus companies don’t have the greatest track record in actually stopping viruses “
Macafee really doesn’t care, nor they are any good of stopping them. Same thing goes for Norton. They are such resource hogs the mess up computers more than help them. This is one very big reason I only use Mac OS X. I have only been infected twice since 1979. Even the US Army uses Macs as a first line of defense on their servers. I have found removing Norton and MACAFEE you’ll get a speed improvement and less conflicts. See what other people are using in place of those programs listed above…..
zlob is easy to remove. Just do a good search on zlob.
Your friendly computer hacker…
Jack
how about telling us about “threshold”? I believe I know the etymology but want to verify it. Thanks!
word request: “have their cake and eat it.”
Bill O Reilly comes to mind when you mention the word Phallic
Where does the word pornography come from?
well I’m a phallic god
as is my roman friend Bacchus
Osmosis?
As in reverse osmosis and learning by osmosis.
Hey Marina, I love your website. Too hot to ignore! I have a word request for you. Where did the word BAIL come from? Thanks, keep up the super sexy work!
This is a good word for Her TA, it is a nautical term , AS, to bail out a boat.
Thanks for the reference RRR.
I can answer your question in the Nautical sense. Only Marina can confirm that it originates further back in time and in a more general term. I suspect it was used further back than 1600s.
Bail, to empty water from a boat, usually by hand. Sometimes erroneously spelt ‘bale’. Confusion of the two words can lead to ambiguity, as in one recorded instance in which the command ‘bail out’ led its recipient to jump overboard, thinking it an order to ‘bale out’, as when jumping by parachute from an aircraft.
From the French ‘baille’, the word originally denoted what is now known as a bailer (implement, not it’s user).
First attested in the nautical sense in 1613 in Purchas, Pilgrimage.
I don’t have any OED references for ‘bale’ or ‘baille’ so I can’t add any more to that.
Hope that answers your question.
Yeah I’m interested in both that and in the sense of bailing out a person, i.e. bail out of a bad situation, or jail, or like you say a plane, etc. Hopefully Marina will enlighten us further! Thanks!
A bailer is a tool used by water well drillers to remove water from a well after its been drilled to clean the dirty water out after drilling.
Hi there!
I’m new at this, I just found about HotForWords, and I’m enjoying it a lot! err… as dumb and ironical as it may look, I’m sorry any misspelled words, for English is my second language too.
Well, I’d like to ask for the origins of the use of the word Anno Domini, as the years, like “2008 A.D.”
Thanks in advance and congratulations for the hot site!
Hi
You may like a product Marina advertises on this page, WhiteSmoke, It helps with English grammar and spellings while you type. Check it out with a Free Down load >>>>>>>>>
don’t mind that whitesmoke crap.
in fact, their banner ad is photoshop at its worst.
lol
you mean like those hands 
maxwell, this is the definition of a ; aLx
cantankerous, cross, difficult, fanciful, grouchy, irritable, ornery, surly, crotchety, cranky, obstinate, aLxhole
yeah, foxbow, saturation, proportions, boobs (my guess: filter –> liquify) … those hands, they don’t match in color, tone, saturation, size …
oh yeah, go to the start page and compare the ad with the pic on the left which should be the original.
hehe yeah,they kinda overdone the liquifying on on the “chest” area
and they added a realy weird glow,
the first add was way better I think.
Alx I couldn’t find another place on the present video to comment back to you.
8 to 80 cripple, crawling or crazy, if she can’t walk drag her, turn nothing down but a boyscout and turn him face down.
Hi Maxwell, welcome to the site. The misspelled words are no problem. All of us misspell words here a lot. Sometimes we have a little fun at the new members expense it’s like hazing, but don’t take it personal. You’ll fall right in with the rest of us in no time. So enjoy and comment to whom you want to. Just keep it friendly. If you feel like you need help then get up with Captain Jack he’s the Teachers Assistant or myself or any of the regulars and someone will try to help you.
Greetings maxwell, Welcome to HFW! If misspelling of words was compared to being handicapped, then I would be in an electric wheel chair with the joystick in my nose! English is my native language and I struggle with it every day. But my sister says I have improved greatly. I think HFW was a large part of my improvement. I use google tool bar to do spell checking for me. It’s pretty good so far, and its free. Marina uses White Smoke which does much more than spell checking. Take a look at that. Marina will be posting a new 30 day trial ad soon.
I like your word request. I thought B.C. was Before Christ and A.D. was After Christ. The ‘D’ confused me…
Phallic gods? Myself, of course!
New Word Request
word is=Quixotic
thanks
This is easy, read Captjack’s posts to Marina. Quixotic…
Your funny RRR. It was easy to forget to laugh.
Trying to remember a quote I read not too long ago.
“Those who say it cannot be done should not interrupt the person doing it.”
– Chinese Proverb
I will assume you do know the definition.
Just encase I don’t, It means to be poetic and romantic in speech or writing??
Hi
I’m in Coventry ,
, on a course for work, 
and going out of my mind with boredom. 
The saying ‘to send someone to Coventry’ keeps springing to mind…
I was wondering, what is the real root of this saying?
I even did a video to ask you my question… let me know if you can help!
If not, I have no choice but to turn to your sister
for advice!!!
hi
i’m in coventry ,
, on a course for work, 
and going out of my mind with boredom. 
The saying ‘to send someone to Coventry’ keeps springing to mind…
I was wondering, what is the real root of this saying?
i even did a video to ask you my question… let me know if you can help!
Miss M. when you get your blue or green screen have you found a site for background drops. This site here is copy write free and has a 1000 or better of pictures for your back ground.
Mike
http://www.sxc.hu/category/9001/1
Capman
This is the only kind of picture we need Her to use. The best back grown pictures
Thanks RRR I need a boost for today and that picture did it. I added it to my picture folder.
new word request
the word is bmx.
thank you in advance
bmx? british motor cross - the sport which spwaned these awesome bikes
well i found out the meaning is bike. moto. cross. but it doesn’t make any sense to me since the bikes have no motor.. So I’m guessing the word came from England?
New word request:
cummerbund (personally hate them but not as much as ties!)
tuxedo (interesting origin but wondering what a professional can make of it!)
Priapus is the most well-endowed one. He’s a male fertility god, I think.
Absolutely fascinating!! You are the best.
Hello Marina,
A lot of people like music and I was wondering… where did the name JUKEBOX come from?
I built a music table with light effects and some customers called it a FASCINATING JUKEBOX… then thought… who invented this word - JUKEBOX? hmmm? PLEASE INVESTIGATE.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6Ytk1b8MeI
http://www.youtube.com/bikengruvin
Cheers!
David
i’d like to know the origin of the word KISS, s’il vous plaît
KISS, s’il vous plaît , , , was originally said by someone who was begging for a kiss. Or else, he when his father asked him if he wanted to go see Steppenwolf…..
nowadays, everyone seems to opt for cheaper things, like dvd’s that come out B4 the mOvie is even Out in cinema’s, and free music Thru p2p programs Like arEs or limewire. hotforwords, can u fiGure out what i am talking about?
just in “CASE” u dont get it, study the letters much more carefully…
ps i posted this in the recess video, but didnt know if u would read it there
kick the bucket
hornswaggle
What does “Chinny, chin, chin” means?
From a music classic.
Green Jelly, “Three little pigs” - 1992 or 93.
(MTV music award and Billboard music award nomination)
Non americans dont use to understand this idiomatic expression.
Ref.:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNYi6W3v0io&feature =related
Actually, 15 years trying to know what that means.
Thx from Rio de Janeiro.
I just means chin, but in a teasing way. They were letting the wolf know that they weren’t going to do what he wanted.
It’s like saying “my army arm arm” or ” my leggy leg leg”
the full expression is:
(Little pig, Let me in)
“not by the hairs on my chinny-chin-chin”
pigs got beards?
Please, no more screamer type of videos every time I see them my hart stops beating.
Is the random lesson button new
Good idea
Good eyes!
never noticed it before…
Captain Jack did say he was
adding a few new things…
He can do that?
That wasn’t my idea.
Teacher is thinking on a much higher plain than we are. 
Hello there Marina,
What is the meaning of “MIRROR”
Thank you
Suresh.
Hello there Marina,
What is the meaning of “MIRROR”
Thank you
Suresh.
Is that Geronimo in my looking glass?
Marina could help with this one? i want to know what is the origin of the word Philanthropy if you know it plz tell me
My request for word White Hot. Can this words be used to describe a women. If so then please explain. My example Marina is White Hot.
Marina,
This may seem a bit much for hotforwords investigation :mrgreen:. But would you mind finding the origin of this word?:PNEUMONOULTRAMICROSCOPICSILICOVOLCANOCONIOSI S.
This word consists of 45 letters and is the longest word that is able to pronounce
whoops thre is no space between I and S
This word is requested constantly. It was a made up word solely for the purpose to be the longest word. I have never looked it up, but just by breaking it down, it looks like it would be a condition of pneumonia like symptoms caused by ultra fine silica from a volcano. Now I am going to have to look it up to see if I am right.
I spelled that word one time in a game of Boggle. I think it was worth 5 points.
Marina mentions the word in this lesson
http://www.hotforwords.com/2007/07/02/floccinaucin ihilipilification-huh/
i wondrer how many guys were fascinated by Marina in the provocative black dress and saying “phallic” as a spell a few times on today’s video……….
Homework: Well this assignment is right up my inlet. My little sailing yacht is named the Kokopelli. Here is a little Wiki about Kokopelli.
Kokopelli is a fertility deity, usually depicted as a humpbacked flute player (often with a huge phallus and feathers or antenna-like protrusions on his head), who has been venerated by some Native American cultures in the Southwestern United States. Like most fertility deities, Kokopelli presides over both childbirth and agriculture. He is also a trickster god and represents the spirit of music.
Among the Hopi, Kokopelli carries unborn children on his back and distributes them to women (for this reason, young girls often fear him). He often takes part in rituals relating to marriage, and Kokopelli himself is sometimes depicted with a consort, a woman called Kokopelmana by the Hohokam and Hopi.
Kokopelli also presides over the reproduction of game animals, and for this reason, he is often depicted with animal companions such as rams and deer. Other common creatures associated with him include sun-bathing animals such as snakes, or water-loving animals like lizards and insects. Because of this, some scholars believe that Kokopelli’s flute is actually a blowgun (or started out as one). Alternatively, the “flute” may actually be a pipe for smoking tobacco in a sacred ceremony, or some other device entirely.
In his domain over agriculture, Kokopelli’s fluteplaying chases away the Winter and brings about Spring. Many tribes, such as the Zuni, also associate Kokopelli with the rains. He frequently appears with Paiyatamu, another flautist, in depictions of maize-grinding ceremonies. Some tribes say he carries seeds and babies on his back.
In recent years, the emasculated version of Kokopelli has been adopted as a broader symbol of the Southwestern United States as a whole. His image adorns countless items such as T-shirts, ball caps, and keychains. A bicycle trail between Grand Junction, Colorado, and Moab, Utah, is now known as the Kokopelli Trail.
– Wiki
When I purchased the sailboat Kokopelli, I thought about changing the name. After doing a bit of research I decided to leave the name as is. So far no women that have passed my yacht knows anything about Kokopelli.
Kokopelli
Kokopelli tile
Kokopelli clay knickknack
Excellent links, Capt.!
Worth a look-see!
There are lots of Kokopelli items in tourist ships here in Southern Nevada. I even have a Kokopelli magnet on my refrigerator, and I sent my sister some Kokopelli coasters a couple of years ago. Well, she makes flutes, so that one was a no-brainer…
Okay, so there aren’t that many tourist ships here in Southern Nevada!
H4W
“she uses her modeling pics as thumbnails so everybody clicks them..”
I don’t like her modeling pictures if this thumbnail is anything to go by.
i request fucking
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVthSNUBre4
Good job James. Your on top of that one as usual.
Did you want to suggest a direct object? Not that your verb is necessarily transitive. But, you know, I was curious!
What is the meaning of the word DILLIGAF
Do I look like I give a F8ck
Whats a “fatek”?
geronimo, you might wanna ask pt9 about things like that. he uses words like “shasteriskt”.
Bullsh*t!
You mean caca de la vaca?
hi marina
you are very fascinating. i like your videos very much.
i have a word request, which is, i guess, pretty hot. so just the right
thing for you and all your students ^^
i wonder, where the expression “blow job” comes from.
* why is it “blowing” instead of sucking, as it’s more or less an action in
which sucking and comforting with the lips and the tongue is given to the
happy one rather than to use the lungs to “blow”. as i am a swiss guy and
my mother tongue is german i find i rather interesting, that we use in
german for the same action also the same verb “blasen” as you in english:
“to blow”. is there a connection, what was first? do people in other
countries also blow ^^
* in german, there is no noun like in english “blow job” which describes
this form of oral sex. there is only the verb “blasen” [to blow]. that is
used to ask or describe, what a man wants. what is the verb used in english
for this oral sex? do you blow to give a blow job? in german “to blow” is
used in this context like: „Gestern hat mir meine Freundin einen geblasen.“
[literal: yesterday my girl friend blew me one ] and everybody understands.
on the contrary in the german language there is, as said, no noun, that
discribes this stimulation.
* why is it a “job” as to most ladies it’s probably/hopefully not “work” at
all. is it an action which only was performed by prostitutes and therefore
the lady did a “job” to earn money for this performance?
* “blow job”, i think, is only performed on a penis and thus on men. isn’t
there a similar commonly expression for “cunnilingus” that is performed on
women? and did they also have to pay for ^^
i wonder very much, why it is blowing, and with what you come up. a very
hot question.
styx
dude, get a life
I agree.
I hate hearing a guy talk about blow jobs and his mothers tongue in the same paragraph.
Geronimo, that is the funniest retort I’ve heard in a long time!
I’m such a suck up!
Does a chicken have lips?
Could you please explain where the phrase ( Watch your P’s and Q’s) came from. Thanks
Humm, Nobody chimed in.
I think the term is actually “Mind your P’s and Q’s” and it comes from the study of “Logic”
Please, and thank you.
Should be p and t then.. but, i guess it is the thank q.
I believe someone covered that. Was it the pints and quarts at a bar?
children … writing … p and q similar …
SYWASH > Came across this word in a book on stories of the gold prospectors in the late 1800’s in the Yukon territory. In the book it is used in reference to a temporary camp on the trail. I have tryed to find out were the word came from and in some references it is said to be a derogatory remark toward native women. That is all i know up to this point. …….thankyou, Burnie from Alaska……..
Hello there marina, i saw the ad “make your teacher look like a rockstar” you were holding a guitar. I also play guitar, and i know that many others do as well… but i would love to learn the origin, to know how it cam to be.
anyway, thanks a million and i love all your videos (especially the snipers episode)
-Elf
My guitar looks very similar to the Les Paul
she’s holding. It’s an Ibanez Custom series 70
same color, same twin humbuckers. It’s a highly
prized collectible - Les Paul sued ‘em to stop
making it because it was too exact a copy.
Mine’s a “work machine”, Grover machine heads,
filed to a “fretless wonder”, raised the bridge,
filed the nut - sustain up the wazoo!
The only noticeable difference is that the
fret board dots are replaced by full size
mother of pearl inlays. U2’s “The Edge”
plays one on “rattle and Hum”
Mine is older than this one.
has the original black volume / tone knobs.
This one has Grover’s, too! (not stock)
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-1976-IBANEZ-CUSTOM-LES -PAUL-GUITAR-MIJ-JAPAN_W0QQitemZ160267408800QQihZ0 06QQcategoryZ118985QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZVi ewItem#ebayphotohosting
It’s been a while since we had an origin game. Is there going to b a next origin game some time near future or is it retired?
Hey Marina! I was watching the news the other day and they were talking about the olympics and it got me wondering where the origin of the word came from. It would be greatly appreciated if you could answer this one. Thank you. =)
Hi Marina , I was wondering where the phrase ” beating around the bush ” came from. How did those words come to mean talking about something indirectly ?
Your newest student
another phrase is quite similar
“beating the bushes” has come
to mean searching for all possible
sources / resources.
“grasping at straws” is similar, again,
but indicates such a search is futile.
My friend was talking about a mutual friend of ours and how she had
such a big “ego”. So, Marina, what is the origin of the word ego, or egotistical. Just signed on this site….I enjoy your poscasts!!!
Mannotikitia
these is my first comment
i guess (fascinate) come from?..i couldn’t find the answer.
Hello Marina.
I am asking yet again, but could you please investigate the phrase “break the ice”? Where did it come from?How did it come to mean to talk with somebody? Please investigate.
-Mitch
can you look up the term CAJUN?
please
Okay, okay here’s all my homework from the last several lessons.
No, I don’t trust Wikipedia but I do use some of the sources it references if they’re documented well enough by reputable scientific journals.
My favorite French fries are freshly-cut whole potato fries made to order at In-N-Out Burger.
I save fuel by driving an old Toyota Corolla with a tiny 4-cylinder 1600cc powerplant, never use my car if I can ride my bike instead, and do not have air conditioning in my home or my car.
My favorite spoonerism is from an old National Lampoon magazine. It’s a 2-beer story, so grab a couple cold ones and settle back because it’s paraphrased here:
“In 1926, when the last great cattle drive had nearly reached the New Orleans railway depot, the trail boss found to his dismay that the cattle could not be driven to the loading point because the street was blocked by a Dixieland band. I seemed that “Lame Melon” McKinley, the noted clarinetist (or “licorice stickster” as they are called in the jazz argot) had just snuffed it, and his fellow musicians were bearing his remains to the cemetery while they played “St. James Infirmary,” “St. Louis Woman,” and “When the Saints Come Marching In.”
All too aware that the last train to Chicago was due to leave within the hour, the trail boss (or head drover, as he was referred to in cowboy parlance) approached the bandleader and asked if he might interrupt the funeral to drive the cattle through to the other side of the street.
The bandleader replied, “‘Fraid not, boss. This here’s a solemn occasion and we don’t want those cattle muckin’ about!” Not easily put off, the trail boss offered the bandleader money, a gold watch, hand-tooled Mexican boots, and even his autographed photo of Bob Steele if he might be allowed to drive the herd across the street but the man could not be swayed.
Finally, the trail boss said, “Listen. I know all you jazz musicians are into drugs. Now, packed away in my saddlebags are every narcotic you’ve ever heard of: smack, snow, redbirds, yellowjackets, angel dust, DPT, THC, STP, black gungi, the works! I’ll give you the entire stash if you’ll tell your musicians to step aside and let me get my cattle to the depot.”
The bandleader shook his head and replied, “I’m sorry, but I got an ample supply of those there already and you’ll just have to cool your heels until we’re done here.” The trail boss played his final card. “Hold on half a sec, brother,” he persisted. “I’ve got something you don’t have, something you never even dreamt existed! I’ve got (and he paused here for emphasis) MARIJUANA SUPPOSITORIES! Yes, you heard me right! Marijuana suppositories! Shove one of these little babies up your ass and you’ll be high for a week! I’ll give you a dozen if you let us pass.”
The bandleader fell silent for many moments. At last he spoke. “Shee-it! Marijuana suppositories! Don’t that beat all! That’s the wildest thing I ever heard of! Mister, you got yourself a deal!” The trail boss quickly unpacked his saddlebags, removed twelve suppositories, and gave them to the bandleader, who instructed his musicians to step aside and let the cattle through, which they did, allowing them to be driven to the depot, arriving just in time to be shipped to Chicago (or the “WindyCity” as it is known in meteorological circles). Moral: “A herd in the band is worth boo in the tush.”
There you have it. Yeah, I’m just a bit behind on my homework, but better Nate than lever. As for phallic gods, I’m at a loss. I’ll go as far as to say they most likely represented the attributes fertility and virility, though.
Peace!
Wow!
You spent some time doing your homework. 
If you turn in a note from the doctor I think Teacher should give you full credit. Are there any doctors in the house that can help PT9 with a note 
No matter, Captain, sir. You can plainly see by my gravatar that I’m already dead. But I do have a note from the coroner, though.
Oh Ok, I guess the Coroners report it good. Next time your late for class just call in Dead!!!
Great spoonerism joke Penn. Please look up my comment on why we shouldn’t conserve gas in the piggy back lesson. Then get yourself a decent car.
G-man, I can’t afford the one I have now on my meager student loan. Plus, (get this!) the last time I filled my tank was the third week of May, and it’s still half full! I also haven’t used mass transit since 2006…. That may serve to illustrate how much I really NEED to drive my car when classes aren’t in session. Sure, I miss my pickup truck, which needs costly repairs. But I’d rather pay the rent and have enough left over for a grocery or two and a couple beers in the evening than drive around on the credit card pretending I’m flush. Thanks for the thought, though.
I’m glad you liked the spoonerism. It took me days to find! That’s why it was so overdue. I think it was worth the wait, however. LMAO when I first read it!
I’m going to re-read your post on piggy-back now.
The American political god, DICK NIXON comes to mind.
His purpose was to screw Democrats
That reminds me. Why is Dick short for Richard?
and why is Bill short for William?
and why is Bob short for Robert?
Shouldn’t they be short for Dickard, Billiam, and Bobert?
There actually is a “Billiam.”
I am not short!
Actually, he was screwing the
Communists, the Democrats
were just on the wrong side
of that issue and screwed
themselves!
I agree with your comment on The Dem’s but I don’t see how Nixon screwed the communist. He ended the Viet Nam war and opened up relations with China.
In what world was Nixon a political god? The whole purpose of both main stream political parties is to screw each other.