The Big Apple:

An etymological dictionary

Investigating the origins of American words, names, quotations and phrases. Over 41,000 entries.

“Jet lag is for amateurs”

"Jet lag is for amateurs" is an airplane saying that has been printed on many images. American radio and television personality, television producer and film actor Dick Clark (1929-2012)…

Bootlegger

Entry in progress -- B.P. (Oxford English Dictionary)boot-legger, n.Etymology: -- boot-leg n. + -er suffix1. Compare boot-leg n. 2.One who carries liquor in his boot-legs; (hence) an illicit trader…