This week on A Way with Words: Restaurant jargon, military slang, and modern Greek turns of phrase. • Some restaurants now advertise that they sell “clean” sandwiches. But that doesn’t mean they’re condiment-free or the...
Robin in Carmel, Indiana, grew up hearing her Black Southern family use kimble for a man’s proud, cool strut, with a side-leaning torso, a loose arm swing, and plenty of attitude. The walk calls to mind the gait of Barack Obama or Denzel Washington...