maybe my favourite etymology: the phrase “curry favour” originates from a medieval french morality poem about a conniving horse named fauvel who amasses a following of sycophantic humans to groom and tend to him.
over time, “currying fauvel” eventually became “currying favour.”
over time, “currying fauvel” eventually became “currying favour.”
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Often wondered where phrase came from
because no one is going to say "I am curry combing my horse", it's just currying
Fascinating.
And when I find out that's not true either, well dammit I bet I can come up with a new factoid on the fly and fully believe it then as well
My history teacher got told this by his professor at university, and he loved to tell his pupils at the start of each new school year.