Our conversation about the phrase I beg your pardon reminded Patricia in Greenville, North Carolina, of a playground taunt from her childhood. If one kid said I beg your pardon, another would respond I grant your grace, I hope the cat will spit in...
Allie in Decatur, Alabama, says her mother referred to an impish child as a schnickelfritz. This term for a “young rascal” is often used affectionately, and spelled any of several ways, including snicklefritz, snickelfritz, and schnickelfritz. It’s...
Why does the playground taunt neener, neener, neener have a familiar singsongy melody? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Neener neener neener” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hello, this is Brett Barbaro. I’m in San Diego...
cut a promo on someone v. phr.—Gloss: in professional wrestling, to record a promotional video containing taunts and trash talk about an upcoming opponent. «The former Ravens teammates have engaged in a war of words recently—or, to use wrestling...
