Andrew in Omaha, Nebraska, says his Italian-American grandfather, who grew up in the city’s Little Italy, uses george for something exceptionally good, especially food, and double george for something really great. Slang George goes back to the...
A listener from Clifton Park, New York, says her grandfather was a police officer who used the term jakey bum to refer to undesirable characters. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Jakey Bums” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi...