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GUESS THE DEFINITION: Borborygmus (early 18th century) A) An incipient roaring. B) The sound of blowing across the mouth of a bottle. C) A rumbling in the guts. Answer below PHRASE EXPLAINED

Picnic — From the 17th- century French ‘picque-nique’, used to describe a group of diners who brought their own wine. This morphed into a meal in which each person brought food. Picnicking outdoors did not emerge until the 19th century.