Theora from Hinesburg, Vermont, has long puzzled over something her mother used to say when they were making something together: Would you like me to show you a little trick with a hole in it? By that, her mother apparently meant that she could show...
If you’re in a peek and plumb town, it’s a small one. You’ll have time for just a peek at it before you’ve plumb passed it by. A variant of plumb is plum, meaningly completely or utterly. This is part of a complete episode...
In this episode, Grant offers peek at some expressions he’s nominating for the American Dialect Society’s Word of the Year vote in January. Will it be “w00t,” “subprime,” or something else? You can also check out...
Welcome to another edition of the "A Way with Words" newsletter! Remember Tom, the guy who's still trying to recall a word he insists he learned long ago? He said it meant "the points on a compass." We spoke to him on the air...
turkey peek
n.— «We take a turkey peek, then sprint across the compound.» —by Owen West Sharkman Six Oct., 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
turkey peek n.— «I crept along the wall and did a turkey peek around the entrance to her room.» —“‘How Mom Became My Slave’—Story” by Bonka Usenet: alt.sex.stories Feb. 26, 2000. (source: Double-Tongued...
