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Sunday, February 12, 2017

1465-BOLO by A Way with Words

BOLO is an acronym for Be On the Lookout. An all-points bulletin may also be described as simply a BOL. http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2l97va7

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1465-Caller-Dustin-Freezes by A Way with Words

Linguistic freezes, also known as binomials or irreversible pairs, are words that tend to appear in a certain order, such as now and then, black and white, or spaghetti and meatballs. http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2l4OkPh

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1465-Caller-Corrina-Wingnut by A Way with Words

A wingnut is a handy, stabilizing piece of hardware. So how did it come to be a pejorative term for those of a particular political persuasion? http://waywordradio.org via Pocket http://ift.tt/2kAkTkm

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1465-Caller-Gary-Knuckle-Down by A Way with Words

A listener in Carmel, New York, remembers his father’s phrase knuckle down screw boney tight, a challenge called out to someone particularly adept at playing marbles. The game of marbles, once wildly popular in the United States, is a rich source of slang, including the phrase playing for keeps. via Pocket http://ift.tt/2km0zm9

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