folk etymologizing

A form of folk etymologize

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of folk etymologize
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APA

folk etymologizing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folk%20etymologizing

MLA

“folk etymologizing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folk%20etymologizing. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “folk etymologizing,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folk%20etymologizing.

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