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debate among linguists. Some believe he consumed his foodbetween two pieces of bread so he didn’t have to leave his beloved gamblingtable, and that his fellow gamblers began to ask the servants for “the same asSandwich” and, later, just “a sandwich”. Others (those who are perhaps morerespectful of Lord Sandwich’s work) believe he ate food in this fashion only sohe could stay at his desk and attend to his political commitments. 2. ClueTechnically, English speakers stole this from the Greek Gods. It is
taken from the word ‘clew’ In Greek mythology. WhenMintatour – a monster Pakistan Mobile Number List with the body of a man and a head of a bull – trapped themythical king, Theseus, in a labyrinth, Theseus is said to have escaped using aball of yarn or a ‘clew’. He used the yarn to track his path so he could followit back again if he got lost. So, a “clew” came to mean something that guidesyour path, sense of offeringguidance to discover a truth. 3. Hooligan We have many words for troublemakersin English: ruffian, thug, hoodlum, yob, chav, lout… The list is endless. Eachword not only has its own nuanced meaning, but also often suggests somethingabout which region of the UK the speaker comes from. But if you’re called a hooligan,

the origin is less clear. According to the Oxford EnglishEtymology Dictionary, the name originates from the surname of a racaus Irishfamily – Houlihan – mentioned in an old song from the 1890s. Another theory isthat back during the 1745 Jacobite rising, an English commander misheard theScots Gaelic word for the insect midge – “meanbh-chuileag” – and created theword “hooligan”to express his frustration at all the pesky midges. It latercame to describe anything or anyone that was as irritating as the
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