Amy from Abilene, Texas, is moving to the Northeast, and a realtor in her new hometown told her that once the paperwork went through, bada boom, bada bing, she’d have a new home. Amy and her husband had only heard it in movies and on TV...
The word hoodlum first pops up in the 1870’s in San Francisco to refer to the exact thing it does now: guys who are up to no good. In the journal Notes and Queries, you’ll find all kinds of discussion on hoodlum. This is part of a...
An upstate New York listener of Italian descent is curious about two favorite expressions: “fuggeddabouddit” and “bada-bing, bada-boom.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Bada-Bing, Bada-Boom”...