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Mysteries of Vernacular

The origins of odd and interesting words

Created by Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel for TED-Ed

Assassin

Bewilder

Clue

Dynamite

Earwig

Fizzle

Gorgeous

Hearse

Inaugurate

Jade

Keister

Lady

Miniature

Noise

Odd

Pants

Quarantine

Robot

Sarcophagus

Tuxedo

Ukulele

Venom

Window

X-ray

Yankee

Zero

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