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Who invented the slang word word?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

The Slang word... 'Word' comes from the shortening of 'My Word Is My Bond' or 'Word Is Bond' meaning you are serious, or yes it's true. You can use it in various ways but two of the most common are...

In agreement, "That was fun"... "Word!"

Or in disbelief, "I dropped that bottle of Henny"... "Word?"

A maritime brokers' motto. Since 1801 the motto of the London Stock Exchange (in Latin "dictum meum pactum") where bargains are made with no exchange of documents and no written pledges being given.

"My word is my bond" as brokers say (or "my word, my bond!")

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14y ago

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