Martha talks about a favorite Latin-based word: pandiculation. It’s a term that means “the stretching that accompanies yawning.” This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Pandiculation”
So, do you know what pandiculation is, Grant?
Pandiculation?
P-A-N-D-I-C-U-L-A-T-I-O-N.
Pandiculation.
That’s when you tickle somebody who panders to you.
I like it. I like it, but no, no.
Pandiculation. This is juggling of pots and pans in the kitchen.
No, no. It doesn’t have to do with pandas either, but those are pretty good guesses.
What?
Pandiculation is the stretching that accompanies yawning.
Calculation. How about that?
I like that. It’s from a Latin word that means to stretch out.
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