1464-Caller-Andre-Cut-A-Chogie by A Way with Words

To cut a chogi, also spelled choagy or chogie, is a slang term meaning “Let’s get out of here.” It probably stems from Korean words meaning “go there,” and was picked up by U.S. soldiers during the Korean War. http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2jREWd1

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1464-Caller-Brooke-The-Bronx by A Way with Words

Why do some place names include the word The, as in The Hague or the Bronx? http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2lcw1DR

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1464-Caller-Jackie-Surrosified by A Way with Words

A listener in Shreveport, Louisiana, reports that after a fine meal, her father used to announce, “I have dined sufficiently, and I have been well surossfied.” It’s a joking exaggeration of the word satisfied. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2jQdbGL

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1464-Caller-James-Bueno-Bye by A Way with Words

Burqueno slang, spoken by residents of Albuquerque, New Mexico, includes such expressions as umbers, said ominously when someone’s caught doing something wrong, as well as get down, meaning “to get out of a vehicle” and put gas for “fill a vehicle’s gas tank. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2lcHXpn

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1464-Caller-Morgan-Toasted by A Way with Words

A San Antonio, Texas, listener says some of her friends use the word toasted to mean “drunk” and some use it to mean “high on marijuana.” Which is it? http://waywordradio. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2l805oq

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