If you see the trash can as half full, does that make you an optimist or a pessimist? Since it’s half full of garbage, as opposed to daisies or puppies, it’s questionable. On the other hand, in the tweeted words of Jill Morris: “Some people look at...
Quisquillious describes something that’s trashy or worthless. It derives from the Latin for “rubbish.” This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Quisquillious” Grant, would you like to know my new favorite word? Yes, please. It’s...
A woman from upstate New York says her stepfather used to keep small dishes in various rooms to collect small odds and ends like paper clips and rubber bands. He called them culch piles. Martha has the story on this term. This is part of a complete...
You may remember the call we had from Tony in Encinitas, California. He was curious about the term for an unusual hazing ritual.
cat-claw n.— «Part of our loot included a a short wrecking bar known to carpenters as a cat-claw. It’s pretty rusted after lying out in the weather all those months.» —“Curious trash along the highway” by Carl Welser Daily Press &...
trash ‘n’ cash n.— «It is feared that short-sellers—investors who use falling share prices to make money—were deliberately spooking the market in order to profit from plunging stocks in a practice called trash ‘n’ cash.» —“HBOS: Malicious traders...
