Following up on our chat about names for a sandwich on a long roll, a listener from southwestern Connecticut says that there, such a sandwich is called a wedge. For a thorough take on the beloved Cuban sandwich of Florida, check out The Cuban...
A listener in Tampa, Florida, was discussing the 2016 presidential election when the term gaslighted came up. Gaslighting is a form of psychological abuse in which victims are manipulated into doubting their own perceptions. The term was popularized...
A caller from Tampa, Florida, talks about the eerie feeling she had when she heard an audio interview recorded with a speaker who at the time was unaware of his imminent death. She’d like a word to describe that feeling. Postalgia, maybe? This is...
arm hangover n.— «“After the last outing in Tampa I had what I call an arm hangover,” Bannister said. “It was extra sore. I tried to get ready, but I honestly just didn’t have it tonight. I didn’t punch anybody out until that last batter and that’s...
min pin n.— «A group that saves miniature pinchers, which are affectionately called “min pins,” says it’s getting calls for help from all over the state.» —“From a home to a cage” by Ken Suarez in Lakeland MyFox Tampa Bay (Florida) Dec. 3, 2008...
TARP v.— «But that did not calm him down and he continued to battle officers, police officials said. That’s when he was TARPed, which is another term for being hogtied. TARPed is when a person’s wrists are tied to their ankles with a nylon rope...