It’s cats and dogs, and a few other critters, too. Animals prowl around inside several English words, including sleuth, which was originally sleuth-hound, a synonym for bloodhound. Plus, the language we use with our pets and the ways they...
Felines have inspired some picturesque terms. In parts of the Midwestern United States, the term cat beer can mean “milk.” The term cat hair is sometimes used as a synonym for “money,” and cat ice is “thin ice.”...
Food that fell on the floor that you go ahead and eat anyway? That’s a floorio. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Floorios” I increase my vocabulary daily and today’s word is Florio. It’s food that you...