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Spendy

In the Pacific Northwest, the term spendy means “expensive.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Spendy” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi, this is Joseph, downtown San Diego. Well, Joseph, welcome to the program. How can we help...

California Language

It’s a brand-new season of A Way with Words! Grant has big news, too: He’s used up his last Metrocard, packed up his belongings, and moved to the Left Coast. He reports on some features of California language there that are already catching his ear...

tax

tax  v.— «Taxed: robbed or mugged (Pacific) “Be careful downtown. It’s easy to get taxed.”» —“Decoding the conversation: Your slang dictionary” by Andrew Cortopassi in Washington University Student Life (St. Louis, Missouri) Aug. 27, 2007. (source:...