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T-Triple-P

T-Triple-P  n.— «Sampson accused Republicans of caring only about “T triple P—titles, power, pork and patronage.”» —“Democrats say they want to get back to work” by Cara Matthews Politics on the Hudson (New York) July 7, 2009. (source: Double...

Earmarxist

The mildly interesting meaning behind one of Grant’s nominations for the 2007 Word of the Year: earmarxist. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Earmarxist” Well, Grant, a little while ago we were talking about nominations for Word of...

Phonemarking (minicast)

Oh, yes, it’s time for another podcast, this one featuring a slang quiz on the word “phonemarking.” Transcript of “Phonemarking (minicast)” Welcome to the summer edition of Slang This, the language quiz from A Way with Words. Our family tends to...

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