1459-Caller-Emily-Goober by A Way with Words

Why do we call a peanut a goober? The word comes from the Bantu languages of East Africa. http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2feNiZN

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1459-Caller-Gabe-Put-Up-Your-Dukes by A Way with Words

Put up your dukes! means “Get ready to fight!” But its etymology is a bit uncertain. One story goes that it’s from Cockney rhyming slang, in which dukes is short for Dukes of York, a play on the slang term fork, meaning “hand. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2fvEdgp

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1459-Caller-Joe-Writing-As-Punishment by A Way with Words

A listener in Burlington, Vermont, remembers being punished as a youngster for talking during class. His teacher forced him to write out this proverb dozens of times: For those who talk, and talk, and talk, this proverb may appeal. The steam that blows the whistle will never turn the wheel. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2fJ5n65

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