Quiz Guy John Chaneski was inspired by a version of film in which a filmmaker went to the trouble to take a clip of every word used in the movie The Wizard of Oz, arranging them in alphabetical order, all the way to the Tin Man’s saying zipper...
In L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the scarecrow gets what he calls a bran-new brain. A caller wonders: Is the correct term bran-new or brand-new? This is part of a complete episode.
wizard rock n.— «The DeGeorge brothers sparked a following of their own, coining a new musical genre—”wizard rock”—now encompassing more than 150 bands around the world.» —“The ‘Lost Boys’ generation” by Jeff...
twobicle n.— «The £1m Priory has opened in the centre of St Neots and comes complete with Cambridgeshire’s first ever “twobicle.” The “twobicle or “dubicle” is a cubicle designed for two women “so that...
dubicle n.— «The £1m Priory has opened in the centre of St Neots and comes complete with Cambridgeshire’s first ever “twobicle.” The “twobicle or “dubicle” is a cubicle designed for two women “so that...
blutorial n.— «Blueyonder’s also adding a wireless channel to its website that will offer advice and a “video blutorial” (their name for it not ours, we hasten to add).» —“Telewest Broadband’s wireless wizard” Tech...