Abracadabra to zombie
Subtitle: more than 300 wacky word origins
By: Don & Pam Wulffson ; illustrations by Jared Lee.
Contributors: Wulffson, Pam.; Lee, Jared D., ill.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Dutton Children's Books
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 150
Subjects: English language -- Etymology -- Dictionaries, Juvenile; English language -- Etymology
Genres: Dictionaries, Juvenile.
Description: Provides the stories behind the meanings of such common words and phrases as Adidas, jeep, ketchup, peeping Tom, tuxedo, and Yankees.
Notes: Includes index.