Mackerel snapper topic Mackerel snapper  was once a sectarian slur for Roman Catholics , originating in the United States in the 1850s. It referred to the Catholic discipline of Friday abstinence from red meat and poultry, for which fish was substituted.
Follow @TIMECulture. Admit it: you were pronouncing the word âSmaugâ â the name of the Hobbit dragon, the one whoâs in the subtitle of the upcoming movie installation â as âsmog.â.
The word âHodorâ actually appears in Norse mythology. Hodor is the name for the god of winter, cold, and darkness. In fact, there are a lot of parallels to Norse mythology hidden in Game of Thrones. So maybe the name of the Great Other, the name that must not be spoken, is actually just âHodor.â