BOB
n.— «But the mason bee earns an “A” for effort from orchardists and gardeners. This native of Washington, common throughout the West, is one of our hardest-working pollinators. Mason bees have a sweet tooth for fruit trees, and for this reason they are often called orchard mason bees. Because of their distinctive color, they are sometimes referred to as blue orchard bees, or BOBs.» —“Gardener’s little helper” by Debbie Cafazzo News Tribune (Tacoma, Washington) Feb. 28, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Rob and Andrea in Wilmington, Delaware, ask about a word they associate with southern West Virginia. It’s a word for something you “put on” bad behavior to shut it down, and it sounds like it’d be spelled something like quieenus. Their word is...
Ever wonder what medieval England looked and sounded like? In Old English, the word hord meant “treasure” and your wordhord was the treasure of words locked up inside you. A delightful new book uses the language of that period to create a vivid look...