1462-Caller-Johnathan-Same-Old-Six-And-Eight by A Way with Words

A San Diego, California, listener recalls that when asked “How’s it going?” his father would often respond Same old six and eight. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2iJNiaj

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1462-Caller-Kelly-Holiday by A Way with Words

Holiday is an old term for a spot missed when painting or wiping a surface. It’s mentioned in Grose’s 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2htEiRD

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1462-Caller-Kelly-Old-Cockers by A Way with Words

A Tallahassee, Florida, listener heard an interview in which actor William H. Macy referred to old cockers, apparetly meaning “old fellows.” Although one meaning of cocker is “pal,” Macy was probably alluding to the Yiddish alte kacker, or alter kacker, meaning “old man. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2hzSVrs

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1462-Caller-Leslie-Borrow-Pit by A Way with Words

A caller in Fort Laramie, Wyoming, refers to a roadside ditch as a borrow pit, as if the dirt dug from it was “borrowed” to form the raised surface of the road. The more common term is barrow pit, deriving from barrow, meaning “mound.” http://waywordradio. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2hRlHQJ

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1462-Latinx by A Way with Words

The term Latinx, pronounced Lah-TEEN-ex, gained traction in 2016 as a gender-neutral, non-binary alternative to Latino and Latina. http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2hzVLgs

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