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Well, Glorgy Be!

If you’re tired of saying It’s hot outside, you always say It’s glorgy, pronounced with hard g sounds. This Scottish word may derive from an old word meaning “soft mud.” You could also say the weather is pothery, an...

Flat as a Flivver

Kathy from Jamestown, North Dakota, has long used the phrase flat as a flivver to describe something flat. The term flivver dates back to the early 1900s; it originally referred to something that failed, such as a business or theatrical show...

Strumple

Strumple is an old word that means the fleshy part of a horse’s tail, and cock one’s strumples is an antiquated expression meaning to perk someone up. This is part of a complete episode.