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Church Key

A listener doing volunteer work in Tempe, Arizona, is puzzled when a co-worker refers to a bottle opener as a church key. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Church Key” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi, this is Morgan...

Espresso vs. Expresso

An Indianapolis woman calls to say she a great first date with a doctor, but was horrified to hear him suggest they meet at an expresso shop. She asks for dating advice: Should she correct the guy, keep quiet about this mispronunciation, or just...

freak-folk

freak-folk  n.— «Freak-folk is the dumbest shit ever. It’s the most unimaginative, crude, insulting label to call the music that my friends have made. None of us said it. It’s the worst tag or label to be called. I never, ever, ever called...

hully-gully

hully-gully  adj.— «What Baylor (30-3) has to avoid is the kind of “hully-gully” game that turns into a turnover fest.» —“Nipping at Tar Heels” by Jerry Hill in Tempe, Arizona Cox News Service Mar...

swirling

swirling  n.— «Swirling Students: Students who have been admitted to a degree program at a baccalaureate institution and take courses at one of the colleges to be transferred and applied toward a baccalaureate degree.» —“Definitions...

chones

chones  n.pl.— «Amy Blodgett, who runs a screenprinting business in Tempe and an Internet T-shirt business, concedes her “Keep It Underwear” line of chones won’t stop kids from having sex.» —“Inside the Tucson...