# The Complete Idiot's Guide to Weird Word Origins

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- Authors: [Paul McFedries](https://www.bookquiver.com/paul-mcfedries)
- Language: en_US
- Published: 2008-08-05

## Description

Get ready to chew the fat. This engaging, humorous new book explains the not-so-common origins of such commonly used phrases as “apple-pie order,” “chew the fat,” and “hat...

## Editions

### The Complete Idiot's Guide to Weird Word Origins

- Publisher: dk
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-11-0121-718-4
- Published: 2008-08-05
- Language: en_US