A caller’s question about the word wonky, in the sense of askew, leads to a broader question: What makes a word slang, anyway? This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Wonky” Hi, you have A Way with Words. Hi, this is...
life-flight v. phr.— «And that’s when he trots out his new verb. We’ve heard of someone being life-flighted. But Groundhog-Day-ing? Sure it’ll make the wonky hosts of “A Way With Words” shudder, but hey, it works.» —“Old...