Shakespeare Words

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Puking

Invented in As You Like It

At first the infant,

Big Willy loved him some bathroom humor. And wouldn't you know it? This bathroomy word is part of one of the most famous speeches in Shakespeare history.

Wondering how he got it? It probably came from the Latin spuere and German spucken, which mean to spit.

Yum.


Tag: As You Like It

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