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Pieanne Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
Two words
Hello, teachers,
I have two questions for you:
1. Whats does "WASP" stand for?
2. Can you explain the origin of the verb "to hijack"? I think it has to do with Dutch...
Thank you!
I have two questions for you:
1. Whats does "WASP" stand for?
2. Can you explain the origin of the verb "to hijack"? I think it has to do with Dutch...
Thank you!
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Hi, 1. As an acronym WASP can stand for many things - it depends on the context. com / 2.
- Hi, 1.
- As an acronym WASP can stand for many things - it depends on the context.
- com / 2.
- I looked up hijack in my dictionary, but all it says is that the word is American, of uncertain origin.
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Hi,
1. As an acronym WASP can stand for many things - it depends on the context. Have a look at: http://www.acronymfinder.com/
2. I looked up hijack in my dictionary, but all it says is that the word is American, of uncertain origin.
1. As an acronym WASP can stand for many things - it depends on the context. Have a look at: http://www.acronymfinder.com/
2. I looked up hijack in my dictionary, but all it says is that the word is American, of uncertain origin.
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WASP is usually interpreted as 'white Anglo-Saxon Protestant', meaning (for some reason) the average American.
HIJACKER -- '1923, Amer.Eng., from high(way) + jacker "one who holds up." Originally "to rob (a bootlegger, smuggler, etc.) in transit;" sense of "seizing an aircraft in flight" is 1968 (also in 1961 variant 'skyjack'), extended 1970s to any form of public transportation.'
HIJACKER -- '1923, Amer.Eng., from high(way) + jacker "one who holds up." Originally "to rob (a bootlegger, smuggler, etc.) in transit;" sense of "seizing an aircraft in flight" is 1968 (also in 1961 variant 'skyjack'), extended 1970s to any form of public transportation.'
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