Caitlin from Dallas, Texas, says that her family always referred to jiggly underarm skin as flying Bettys. They’re also known as bat wings, bingo wings, Hi Bettys, and Hello Helens. In German, they’re Winkerarme, or “waving arms.” In Brazil, they’re...
If you speak both German and Spanish, you may find yourself reaching for a German word instead of a Spanish one, and vice versa. This puzzling experience is so common among polyglots that linguists have a name for it. • The best writers create...
Barker’s egg is Australian slang for the dog poop you scoop up on a walk. The joke treats the barker, the dog, as if it had laid an egg, with a plastic bag standing by for the usual cleanup. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of...
Quiz Guy John Chaneski has crafted a puzzle inspired by Australian slang. For example: New Yorkers know the meaning of a Bronx cheer, but they may not know what it means to wave one’s hand in the air in an Aussie salute. What does an Aussie...
In Australian slang, Woop Woop is a joking term for any remote town, and if you want to denote someplace even more remote, you can describe it as 50 k south of Woop Woop. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Fifty Ks South of...
Brand names, children’s games, and the etiquette of phone conversations. Those clever plastic PEZ dispensers come in all shapes and sizes—but where did the word PEZ come from? The popular candy’s name is the product of wordplay involving...
