Why are detectives/investigators referred to as "gumshoe"s?
Why are detectives/inspectors colloquially referred to as Gumshoes? Is it anything other that they would travel a lot in investigations and, presumably, wore hard-wearing shoes?
Where did the term "gumshoe" come from? [duplicate]
When someone refers to a detective or police officer, they sometimes use the term 'gumshoe'. Where did this term originate from?
What do you call the white haze that covers cough lozenges?
Sep 15, 2019 · The lozenges get cloudy. Here’s an example of this expression: After two years, the cough drop begins to look cloudy, it becomes softer and stickier, loses shape and begins to "flow into …
Origin of the phrase "stone cold loser" - English Language & Usage ...
Jun 6, 2019 · From "The Donald's Private Dick: Did Trump Put a Gumshoe on a Times Reporter's Trail?" in New York magazine (2005) [combined snippets]: In a peculiar act of media criticism, Donald …
What do you call someone who is conducting surveillance
Nov 17, 2015 · @Tuffy, if you think that gumshoe is a good alternative answer, why don't you post it as such? (I don't think that it is, because it is limited to certain kinds of surveillance, but then the same is …
What do you call someone who asks many questions?
Apr 2, 2019 · I am looking for a word meaning "a person who asks many questions", with positive connotations (one who is curious about things, which is good). Preferably a noun. The word …
Compound noun with completely different meaning
Nov 19, 2015 · I am looking for a compound noun that has a meaning that is completely (or very) different from the words it is derived from. This because I want to give an example of how powerful …