Words We Got From Weather @arikaokrent2490

Uploaded May 2017 | Updated September 2026, 13 minutes ago

Some words that began with atmospheric conditions have made their way into other areas. Produced for Mental Floss.

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Words We Got From Weather

Name: Words That Have Lost Their Better Halves @arikaokrent2490
Uploaded: 2016-06-15T01:29:31-0400
Duration: 8 min 17 s
Description: How come some words only have a grumpy, negative version? Here are a few that used to have happier counterparts, but we stopped using them. Produced for Mental Floss