Tim and Allison Moyer of Ingram, Texas, care for lots of feral cats in their neighborhood, and refer to them by various names. Often they eventually shorten those names to just initial letters. For example, Calico Kitty becomes simply CK. Is there a...
Jeepers creepers! Pass the gleepers! Mary in Albuquerque, New Mexico, wonders if anyone else uses the term gleepers to mean “a pair of tongs.” Gleepers may be just her own family’s term. Some people refer to them as clackers...
Daniel in Dallas, Texas grew up hearing a friend announce, “Let’s blow this popsicle stand,” before leading the group somewhere else. The phrase combines slang blow meaning “leave,” used since the 1800s, with pop stand, a soda-selling spot; popsicle...
