Understandings aren’t just for epistemologists and marriage counselors. In the 18th Century, the slang term understandings was a jocular name for “boots” or “shoes.” Later, the word also came to be a joking term for...
Bobo, mentioned in an earlier discussion of UNC-Chapel Hill slang for something crummy or inferior, drew memories from around the country. Some people remembered bobos in the late 1970s and early 1980s as cheap or off-brand shoes, with a schoolyard...
A caller wants to know why those deep-fried balls of cornmeal and spices are called hush puppies. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Hush Puppies” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Yes, hi, this is Hallie. Hello, Hallie...