Following up on our discussion of the really big word you ever learned, some listeners responded with antidisestablishmentarianism, a word rarely seen except in, well, discussions of big words. This is part of a complete episode.
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John in Omaha, Nebraska, wonders about a phrase that encourages someone to attend an event or risk being left out or feeling uncool: be there or be square. Don’t fall for the fake etymology about people wearing boxes on their heads! Ditto for...
My favorite use of Antidisestablishmentarianism is by Eminem.
“Now get off my dick! Dick’s too short of a word for my dick
Get off my antidisestablishmentarianism, you prick!”