avauntular
n.— «With all the sex talk, the avuncular (or avauntular?) dynamic of Regis Philbin-Kelly Ripa and Meredith Vieira-Matt Lauer is also absent.» —“We’re Not Dating’: A Morning Show With Sex on the Brain” by Virginia Heffernan New York Times Feb. 8, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Barbara Kingsolver’s book Demon Copperhead is a retelling of Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield set in today’s Appalachia. Martha shares memories of a long-ago visit to Kingsolver’s family farm in Virginia, where they...
A listener in Newport News, Virginia, says that sometimes, just for fun, he answers the phone with a homophonous I’m here to hear. You have my ear! This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Homophonous Phone Greeting: I’m Here to...