Bob from Carlsbad, California, asks how Shia and Shiite differ. Shia is a noun for the branch of Islam, and it can also refer to an adherent. Shiite can be a noun for an adherent or an adjective, as in a Shiite community or Shiite belief, but it is...
In this episode, a listener says his friend Harold likes to do social phoning while driving, so he’s invented a term for mindless calling while in the car. And no, it’s not “car-pe diem.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “What...
Does your family use a special word you’ve never heard anywhere else? A funny name for “the heel of a loaf of bread,” perhaps, or for “visiting relatives who won’t leave.” In this week’s episode, Martha and Grant discuss “family words,” and Martha...
This week’s “Slang This!” contestant tries to decipher the slang phrases dance at two weddings and put the big pot in the little pot. She also shares her own favorite slang terms for crumb crusher, rug rat and ankle biter. By the way, you can read...
