Welcome to another newsletter from A Way with Words! This newsletter was originally supposed to go out on Monday, May 12th, but our service provider had a snafu and the messages disappeared into the ether. There are a lot of creatures on planets...
This week’s Slang This! contestant is asked to guess the meanings of the slang terms gauge and head-up. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Gauge and Head-Up” You’re listening to A Way with Words. I’m Grant Barrett. And I’m Martha...
This week’s Slang This! contestant is from Esquimalt, British Columbia. She tries to guess the meaning of the slang terms white hat and necklace light. And no, the latter has nothing to do with a “Frankenstein flash.” This is part of a complete...
This week’s Slang This! contestant shares his favorite slang term, teho, (To Each His Own), then tries to puzzle out the meaning of the terms karzy and low-bush moose. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Karzy and Low-Bush Moose”...
This week’s Slang This! contestant tries to guess the meaning of the slang terms “goat’s mouth” and “happy sack.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Goat’s Mouth and Happy Sack” You’re listening to A Way with Words. I’m Grant Barrett...
A Slang This! contestant guesses at the meaning of the slang terms faux po and pole tax. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Faux Po and Pole Tax” You’re listening to A Way with Words. I’m Grant Barrett. And I’m Martha Barnette, and...