@jesszafarrisJess Zafarris | Author

📚 Author: Once Upon a Word + Words from Hell + Useless Etymology 🎙️ Cohost: Words Unravelled

card updated Sep 10, 2026 · 13 clips parsed · following 2,707 · 2,100,000 likes total

Engagement16.03%above average

Account summary

@jesszafarris has 101,200 followers and 530 videos. Across the 13 parsed clips the average is 36,688 views and 5,145 likes. Engagement to views is 16.03%, which is above average for TikTok. On the newer half of the feed the response is rising (+0.32 pp). Posts roughly 0.1 times a week. An average clip reaches 36% of the follower count.

Followers

101.2K

+0 in period

Engagement

16.03%

+0.32 pp newer half

Average views

36.7K

median 7.9K

Likes per clip

5.1K

162 comments avg

Shares / saves

573 / 585

1.59% of viewers save

Posting rate

0.1 / wk

reach 36% of followers

Latest clips

13 collected

I need help identifying a bunch of idioms from around the world! #etym — @jesszafarris

4.7K0:50I need help identifying a bunch of idioms from around the world! #etymology #wordorigins @Words Unravelled @RobWords 5251531432

One of my favorite underappreciated videos! Do you know what a ghost w — @jesszafarris

5.8K3:39One of my favorite underappreciated videos! Do you know what a ghost word is? Here are several famous examples including902364256

Ever think about sarcastic punctuation? In A Miscellany of Weird & Won — @jesszafarris

7.1K2:08Ever think about sarcastic punctuation? In A Miscellany of Weird & Wonderful Facts, which I coauthored with Shannon Mill1.1K933668

The secrets of spinster’s suffix! … By the way, you might think, given — @jesszafarris

20.8K3:30The secrets of spinster’s suffix! … By the way, you might think, given this information, that that -ster ending is perha2.8K105187244

Why do meteorologists study more than just meteors? Etymology to the r — @jesszafarris

5.3K3:09Why do meteorologists study more than just meteors? Etymology to the rescue! @popdishkitchen @Books by Media Lab #etymol887383749

I saw @Merriam-Webster posted about the origin of “grawlix,” and I hav — @jesszafarris

7.9K1:57I saw @Merriam-Webster posted about the origin of “grawlix,” and I have some additional info on hand from one of my book1.4K43115123

These five words are a bit older than you might expect! Dr. Erica Broz — @jesszafarris

6.1K2:42These five words are a bit older than you might expect! Dr. Erica Brozovsky of PBS Digital Studios’ Otherwords and autho973216265

What do you think of these Germanic alternatives to Latin and Greek-de — @jesszafarris

125.5K4:04What do you think of these Germanic alternatives to Latin and Greek-derived English words proposed in the 19th century b19.6K5921.9K4.1K

Did you know that these words are relatively new to English? I got to — @jesszafarris

29K3:09Did you know that these words are relatively new to English? I got to team up with Dr. Erica Brozovsky from @PBS Digital4.6K108482381

I wrote a miscellany with @popdishkitchen, featuring facts by Emily Hi — @jesszafarris

7.6K2:09I wrote a miscellany with @popdishkitchen, featuring facts by Emily Hightower @Nicole | Traveler & Journalist @Professor805353357

A few quick etymology facts from Useless Etymology for launch day! My — @jesszafarris

46.2K1:36A few quick etymology facts from Useless Etymology for launch day!  My new book Useless Etymology: Offbeat Word Origins 6.6K290890823

I had a friend ask about an old favorite—the etymology of defenestrate — @jesszafarris

15.1K1:33I had a friend ask about an old favorite—the etymology of defenestrate! #etymology #wordorigins #edutok #history 2.7K165422144

Etymology magic in Disney’s Robin Hood! #etymology #history #literatur — @jesszafarris

195.8K2:39Etymology magic in Disney’s Robin Hood! #etymology #history #literature #movies #robinhood #etymologytok #wordorigins #l24.1K4283.3K1.5K

Engagement per clip

13 parsed clips · newest on the right · click a bar to open the clip peak: 21.5% ER

Mar 6May 7Sep 7

Date	Views	Likes	Comments	Shares	Saves	ER
Sep 7, 2026	4,722	525	153	14	32	14.65%
Jul 22, 2026	5,754	902	36	42	56	17.03%
Jul 17, 2026	7,110	1,077	93	36	68	16.96%
Jun 11, 2026	20,800	2,763	105	187	244	14.69%
May 27, 2026	5,331	887	38	37	49	18.05%
May 9, 2026	7,932	1,369	43	115	123	19.25%
May 7, 2026	6,080	973	21	62	65	17.37%
May 5, 2026	125,500	19,600	592	1,855	4,090	17.57%
Apr 30, 2026	29,000	4,629	108	482	381	18.00%
Apr 21, 2026	7,611	805	35	33	57	11.47%
Oct 7, 2025	46,200	6,585	290	890	823	16.81%
Aug 15, 2025	15,100	2,665	165	422	144	21.54%
Mar 6, 2023	195,800	24,100	428	3,269	1,469	14.20%