Howdy, pilgrims! This week in the A Way with Words podcast, discover the joys (and temptations!) of two new books of collected wisdom: "The Yale Book of Quotations" edited by Fred Shapiro, and James Geary's "Guide to the...
blessing way n.— «He remembered the Blessing Way held when he and his cousins had left after their last furlough for Camp Pendleton and then for Saigon and Okinawa. He remembered the sweat bath and the Singer, even older than Sandoval...
sidewalk alumni n.pl.— «The real alumni are great fans, root for their school, and support it no matter what. Those here that yell the loudest…brag the most…then bail at the first sign of trouble…are what I call the...
wireline adj.— «The Company’s Wireline business provides telephone services, including voice, network access and nationwide long-distance services, broadband video and data services, and other communications products and services globally...
Generation Jones n.— «“BOOMj.com will provide the first major online political community for both Boomers and Jonesers, combining content tailored specifically to this generational audience, along with unique interactive tools allowing...
nuff-nuff n.— «Getting It Wrong: Mr Sandler and his nuff-nuff voice in The Waterboy.» —“Movie Heaven & Mirth” by Leigh Paatsch Herald Sun (Melbourne, Australia) May 13, 1999. (source: Double-Tongued...