Anagrams, rebuses, cryptograms — Martha and Grant swap stories about the games that first made them realize that playing with words and letters can be fun. Also this week, what’s a jitney supper and where do you eat graveyard stew? The hosts explain...
A Carlsbad, California, couple has a running debate over whether an egregious whopper is correctly called a bold-faced lie or a bald-faced lie. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Bold-Faced vs. Bald-Faced” Hi, you have A Way with...
Martha and Grant discuss advertising slogans and product names supposedly botched in translation. They also recommend an eclectic mix of books for the word-lover on your holiday list, from military slang to Yiddish. Plus a slang quiz on the words...
hauterfly n.— «Snooping Around Hauterflies’ Homes!…Fashion voyeurs rejoice! Elle Décor‘s September Glamour issue takes a beyond-the-front-row look at the homes of some of the industry’s best-known bold-faced names.» —“Snooping Around Hauterflies’...
headsy adj. smart and bold; clever and ballsy. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
sack up v. to become bold, courageous, or forthright; to nut up, man up. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
