Homonyms do sometimes have completely unrelated etymologies, like with the word “Pussy” meaning coward, and being a slang term for the vulva. The cowardly definition came from a shortening of the word “Pusillanimous,” while the slang term came from women being compared to cats.

“Pussy” in the sense of “female genitals” is more likely related to “purse”, referring to the vagina’s pocket-like shape; and “pussy” in the sense of “weakling” is either ordinary misogyny or a reference to a kitten’s helplessness.

(And “pussy” for an actual cat is related to words for “cat” in some other European languages, like Romanian pisică; which ultimately come from the pss-pss call that is effective at getting a cat’s attention.)

If you want a funny etymological example though, take a look at the word “cleave”. In modern English it has two opposed meanings: “cling together” and “split apart”. This is because it was two different verbs in Old English, cleofan (the “split” meaning, related to “clove” and “glyph”) and clifian (the “cling” meaning, related to “clay” and “glue”)!

For when you need a cowboy steak.

Reminds me of Ursula Vernon’s “Biting Pear of Salamanca”, sometimes also known as the “LOL WUT” meme.

I’d rather stare at the catus than care about status.

FRED: Hello, what’s this?
BOB: Oh, that? That’s the butt baker button.
FRED: The … butt baker button?
BOB: The butt baker button!
FRED: What’s the butt baker button?
BOB: Oh, the butt baker button bakes your butt!

TOGETHER:
Oh, the butt baker button bakes your butt,
Yes, the butt baker button bakes your butt!
If your butt’s cold and unbakéd
You don’t have to get it naked
The butt baker button bakes your butt!

September kids eventually figure out we were probably New Year conceptions.

Usually, “shit” is worse than “ass” as a swear word. And yet, in “this shit is ass”, the negative sentiment is carried by “ass”, not “shit”.

“I’ve looked at love from both sides now…”

Dude. Trees. Dude.

Trees, dude. Trees.

Antichristian, that is; in service to Mammon and to the Beast 666, Nero redivivus.

Ender’s Game came out before the Web. But like many science fiction authors of the time, Card was a very early Internet user and would have been familiar with Usenet newsgroups.

With a little bit of Hellboy.

That new mix tape was the bomb. Or did it bomb? I’m confused.

You just started reading this sentence and it’s already over.

Etymologically speaking, “engine” means any invention, whereas “motor” means specifically something that makes things move. A gasoline engine is a motor; an electric motor is an engine.

motherfucker → m10r
asshole → a5e
buttmonkey → b8y
scumbag → s5g
spankmankerjankwanker → /s(.ank(er)?)*/

And you should!

If you’re not on a list, what the fuck have you been doing with your life?

Can you imagine wanting your daughter to spend any time around any of these men?