A witty euphemism from our Facebook group for discussing one’s age: I’m plenty-nine. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Plenty Nine” We were talking earlier about different ways to fudge your age, to euphemize...
The Mighty is a website with resources for those facing disability, disease, and mental illness. In an essay there, Kyle Freeman, who lost her brother to suicide, argues that the term commit suicide is a source of unnecessary pain and stigma for the...
If you complain that something went down your Sunday throat you mean that it went into your windpipe. Saying that something goes down your Sunday throat may derive from the fact that just as Sunday is a special day of the week in some religions...
Celestial discharge, in medical slang, refers to a patient’s death. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Celestial Discharge” I ran into my friend Jeff Sanchez the other day at the grocery store. And he’s a...
Tunket is a euphemism for “hell,” as in, “Where in tunket did I put my car keys?” No one knows its origin or where your keys are. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Tunket” Here’s another...
“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...