“Make a branch” is a euphemism that means “to urinate,” the word branch being a dialectal term for “a small stream.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Make a Branch” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi. Hi, who’s this? My name’s...
In the Northern Midwest, creek is often pronounced crick. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Creek vs. Crick” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi, this is Sherry Hagan, and I am from Menominee, Michigan. Hi, Sherry, welcome. Hey...
If something’s soft and fuzzy, why not call it suvvy? Grant collected that bit of slang and more during a recent appearance in Potsdam, NY. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “New Slang from Potsdam” You’re listening to A Way with...
What’s the origin of the phrase “Lord willing and the creek don’t rise”? It has to do with travel and farming and nothing whatsoever to do with Native Americans. Back when wagons rode on low gravel roads, you couldn’t pass if the creek level was...
sausage boom n.— «Workers placing additional sausage boom in creek, on west side of tracks.» —“AR Photo Gallery: Canyon Derailment” Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Spill Prevention and Response Oct. 31, 1999. (source:...