Dubbing someone a knight by tapping their shoulder with a sword is a venerable tradition, but that didn’t stop a wag from mocking it in limerick form with a groaner of a pun. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Knighting...
Cunctator is just a lesser-known term for a procrastinator—- one that happens to fit into a funny limerick. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Cunctator” I really like this new word that I learned from OEDILF.com...
Steer clear of the flu. You’ll groan on wet sheets. You will mew. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Flu Limerick” All right, so I’ve been digging around in the Omnificent English Dictionary in limerick form...
What could sound more romantic than French kissing? Perhaps its archaic synonym, cataglossism. Here’s a limerick to help you remember this word. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Cataglossism” I have a limerick...
Do you think dictionaries of obsolete words with definitions in limerick form are cool? If you’re annuent— meaning “nodding”— we’ll take that as a “yes.” You’ll find lots of them at The Omnificent English Dictionary In...
For language lovers, it’s like New Year’s, Fourth of July, and the Super Bowl all rolled into one: The brand-new online edition of the Dictionary of American Regional English. Martha and Grant explain what all the fuss is about. Plus...