bottom surgery n.— «Rey always expected to go off-campus for his transition. He wound up being operated on by a private surgeon in New York City. (He received no “bottom surgery,” as it is known—few transmen do, in part because the operation is...
transman n.— «During one of their days together, Melissa, who was immersed in campus gender activism, mentioned the concept of being a “transman” and spoke of her transmale friends.» —“When Girls Will Be Boys” by Alissa Quart New York Times...
fish with feet n.— «Digital magazines—the flappable, page-by-page replication of a publication’s print edition, rather than content uploaded individually to a magazine’s Web site—have been around for about a decade, and Zinio has long been the...
wogging n.— «“If you regularly walk about 30 minutes most days of the week, you are ready to start wogging.” Wogging? It’s a silly word that means to combine walking and jogging, though not necessarily at the same time. The magazine’s six-week...
This week’s Slang This! contestant tries to guess the meaning of the terms beano (no, not the anti-gas treatment) and macing (no, not the stinging defensive spray). This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Beano and Macing” You’re...
Bop-lop-a-boom-bop lop-bam-boom. It's another issue of the A Way with Words newsletter! This past weekend we aired an episode in which a caller told us that she finds the word "moist" repugnant. She's not the only one! We also talk...