A listener in York, England wonders about the word grockles, a derogatory term for tourists. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Grockles” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi, Martha. This is Jared, who lives near York...
squeefully adv.— «It was, in the parlance of the fandom, “squeefully” exciting.» —“Visiting the set of ‘Harry Potter’ (part 1)” by Cheeser Harry Potter Automatic News Aggregator May 22, 2007. (source:...
lay down date n.— «Booksellers have been required to refrain from selling the book until then, in what is known as a “lay down” date in the publishing world, a tactic typically used for giant best-selling books such as the...