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We’re on the hunt for contestants for our “Slang This!” quiz. We’ll find out on the air what you know about a couple of juicy slang terms. If you want to play, all you need to do is send us your full name, location, a daytime telephone number, and your favorite slang word.

 
 
 
 
 
 
Listener Comments
  1. richard fogel wrote on Oct. 22, 2007

    Sitting in the catbird seat. fav slang picked up from james thurber, what is origin, anyway?

  2. Grant Barrett wrote on Nov. 27, 2007

    Michael Quinion has a reliable explanation at World Wide Words.