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Grab Bag for Word Nerds, Part Two: Wait, What? Confusing Compound Words

Most of these words are built from two common terms, and yet their meanings don't necessarily add up to what you'd expect. Even if you recognise and use these terms sometimes, do you know their origins and definitions?
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