ETYMOLOGIC!

In this etymology game you'll be presented with 10 randomly selected etymology (word origin) or word definition puzzles to solve; in each case the word or phrase is highlighted in bold, and a number of possible answers will be presented. You need to choose the correct answer to score a point for that question. Beware! The false answers will often also seem quite plausible, and some of the true answers are hard to believe, but we have documentation!

Oh, and in case you're wondering, the word etymology comes from the Greek word 'etymos', which means real, or true, and the -ology ending indicates that it's the study of, or science of. Put them together and you get the study or science of the real or true. Impressive, eh?

You're person 49928 to play Etymologic!


Ready? Here's your first question...
What do the initials O.K. actually stand for?
From the Greek ola kala 'all is well'
From a 19th century Bostonian newspaper joke O.K> for Orl Korrect 'all correct'
From World War I wire reports, O.K. was 'Over here, it's Krazy'
From 1960s misspelling of Overly Cool
From late 19th century Australian slang Oil Kan 'all is good'




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