On our Facebook group, a member told the story of teaching English in Japan, where a student couldn’t remember the slang expression stud muffin, but came pretty close by substituting his own term, hunk waffle. This is part of a complete...
The German antiwitz, or anti-joke, sidesteps the machinery of an ordinary punchline. In one goofy specimen, two muffins are sitting in an oven. When one complains, “Man, it’s hot in here,” the other blurts, “Oh, my God, a talking muffin!” This is...
Can you guess what a smiley is? No, the other smiley. Or how about tarantula juice? You could, of course, happen upon someone with a muffin top drinking inferior whisky, or you could look these terms up in the new Green’s Dictionary of Slang...
Greetings! In this week's archive edition (more about that in a moment) we discuss "bring" vs. "take," Facebook groups for grammar lovers, and singing the lyrics of "Amazing Grace" over the melody of...
Quiz Guy John Chaneski puzzle this week is called “Three and a Match.” The challenge is to figure out three words from a common category—say, nationalities—that go with each of the three clues he mentions. If, for example, three clues...
sweater puppies n.pl. breasts. Editorial Note: Similar terms are sweater muffins and sweater meat. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)