Hey, podcast listener! Martha here with a special minicast of A Way with Words. Today I want to tell you a story — and make a request for you to support A Way with Words. The story is about a guy named Luigi. He was born in 1737 in Bologna, Italy...
This week’s Slang This! contestant is from Esquimalt, British Columbia. She tries to guess the meaning of the slang terms white hat and necklace light. And no, the latter has nothing to do with a “Frankenstein flash.” This is part...
blessay n.— «I wrote a Frankenstein “blessay.” The reason there’s more “essay” than “blog” in that neologism is because there was more essay than blog in my contribution.» —“One Confused...
Frankenstein veto n.— «A “Frankenstein veto” is a partial veto of an appropriation bill that deletes selected words, digits, punctuation marks or larger “parts” of the bill, for the express purpose of...
Frankenstein n.— «There’s an ironic local expression that sums it up: Frankenstein. It describes an old object or concept injected with new life through fresh components—”antique” chairs bolstered by new arms and legs...
rat n.— «Meanwhile, the Stinebakers make no attempt to conceal the fact that the Thunderbird—at least to some devout worshippers of domestic vehicles—is sort of a sacrilegious Frankenstein machine. Inside the Ford body sits a Chevrolet...