What does out of pocket mean? The answer splits down racial lines. Among many African-Americans, if someone’s out of pocket, they’re out of line or unruly. For most non-African-American speakers, out of pocket is primarily used in business settings...
This week’s slang contestant learns about the slang terms blue-bird and corpsing. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Blue-Bird for an Easy Sale and Corpsing for Laughing on Set” You’re listening to A Way with Words. I’m Grant Barrett...
