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Slang “Jockey Box”

If someone handed you something and told you to “stick it in your jockey box,” where would you put it? A Baltimore caller who grew up in Utah says when he used this term on a road trip with a friend, his pal was flummoxed. Is jockey box...

Tide Me Over

A caller has a friendly disagreement with a pal: Is the expression “tide me over” or “tie me over”? Hint: The answer she gets should tide her over. This is part of a complete episode.

trend-humping

trend-humping  n.— «My pal, who works in television, also introduced me to a new word: “trend-humping,” a term used to describe the unthinking and instinctive frenzy to exploit a rising social trend in one’s coverage...

scuffling

scuffling  n.— «“Only in recent years have I heard the terms ‘scufflin’,’ and ‘scuffling.’ It is obvious they are using it to mean ‘struggling,’ but not one dictionary I can find includes scufflin.'” “R: Your pal...

bromance

bromance  n.— «Is this alleged romance surfacing to offset the rumored close relationship that Armstrong has been enjoying these last few months running around with good pal Matthew McConaughey? On a recent E Entertainment segment on the...

fire

fire  n.— «“You still want to bust that lick after school?” “We need to bust it tonight and you could catch my bus,” the pal replied back. “It’s betta to do it in the daytime and I got my fire,” his friend...

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