Candace from Berea, Kentucky, got married a few weeks ago and wonders: At what point does a person start being a bride? When, if ever, do they stop being a bride? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “How Long is a Bride a Bride...
There’s another brand-new episode for you to catch up on, in which we talk about “sonker” (a kind of fruit cobbler), suss (is it British?), roly-polies (a bug which by any other name would still look like a tiny armadillo), and a big...
eco-toff n.— «He is also known as one of the country’s leading “eco-toffs,” those young men and women who use their inherited wealth to promote environmental causes.» —“Eco-warrior sets sail to save oceans from ‘plastic...
belly wadding n.— «In the cowboy movies we often see cow punchers and gunfighters pull out what appears to be a short strip of leather and chew away on it—somewhat of a substitute for ribs and beans when they were on the trail or when...
Hello, guys and dolls--it's another newsletter from A Way with Words. We aired an episode this past weekend in which we talked about the footwear known as "go-aheads," what part of the body is "possible,"...
flapper n.— «In the early 1930s he sold his shares and paid £24,000 for an unlicensed dog track—a “flapper,” as they are called—upon whose land Walthamstow was built.» —“The last days of Walthamstow Stadium” by...