Omnibus? A Latin word surviving truncated in "bus" And "omnibus" means... ---World English Dictionary omnibus (ˈɒmnɪˌbʌs,-bəs) — n , pl -buses 1. a less common word for bus 2. Also calledmnibus volume a collectionofworks by one author or several works on a similar topic, reprintedin one volume 3. Also called: omnibus edition a television or radioprogramme consisting of two or more programmes broadcast earlier in the week — adj 4. ( prenominal ) of,dealing with, or providing for manydifferent things or cases [C19: from Latin, literally: for all, from omnis all] Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition 2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009 Cite This Source Etymonline Word Origin & History omnibus 1829, "four-wheeled public vehicle with seats for passengers," from Fr. (voiture) omnibus "(carriage) for all, common (conveyance)," from L. omnibus "for all," dat. pl. of omnis "all" (see omni-). Introduced by Laffitte in Paris, 1820. In ref. to legislation, the word is recorded EXPAND Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper Cite This Source ---- How a simple word can be so immensely fun and loaded with a past Also: Related Words for : omnibusautobus, bus, charabanc!!!!!, coach, double-decker
"oh shit there goes the charabang looks like I'm gonna be stuck here the whole summer well what a bummer I can think of a lot worse places to be like down in the streets or down in the sewer or even on the end of a skewer" Peaches, The Stranglers, 1977 Saw the Stranglers in 1985 at the Coogee Bay Hotel in Sydney. Did some naughty things that night, even found a ticket outside which I scalped and used the funds for liquid refreshment for the rest of the evening.
Omnibus, that's what the red one was called, but has that word already gone down the Charabanc road, or is it still in use? Here in Germany (Hannover, anyway!) you can still travel to and from the ZOB (ZentralOmnibusBahnhof), so if you're ever feeling nostalgic and want to 'Flanders and Swann' it, come on over! Michael
From 8th Bn The Kings Royal Rifle Corps War Diary 23 Nov 1942, “In future the term ‘airfield’ and ‘aircraft’ to be used instead of ‘aerodrome’ and ‘aeroplane’ in all military instructions, correspondence & signal messages”. No reference to any source for the order is given.
Sadly, the nearest 'aerodrome' to me is now an industrial park and Kent County Council office. A number of years ago I did some work for quantity-surveyors and architects on the site and their in-house cafeteria was called Bomber's Bistro with black and white portraits of planes and pilots across the walls. West Malling (Kings Hill) (Maidstone) - Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust UK
I've just asked the Old Man if the word Charabanc was used when he was a kid in the early 1950's. It was used as a word for the bus, or coach (more of the latter!) I will keep hold of my Concise Oxford English Dictionary that was published in 1996. At 1650 pages, its probably the most important book that i have. Regards, Stu.
I'm reasonably sure that my father used it to mean a coach, in the sense of a hired/chartered one, not a scheduled bus with a route. Like how his old work would hire a charabanc and go down to the coast once a year, or something.
Ground beef was called 'chop meat' only in New York City when I was young. The term wasn't even known in the rest of New York state or NJ. Still used today but less and less. "Get two pounds of chop meat."
You are correct. He did mention that as well, & he in his 70th year. Charabanc- an early form of a bus. I'm sure we are not going to split hairs. He was remembering some of the wise old ladies that brought him up at that time. Regards, Stu.
