In this episode: Grant offers a peek at some expressions he's nominating for the section of Sunday, December 23rd.

Get out your plastic utensils and pull up a folding chair! A caller's question about the origin of the word potluck stirs up mouthwatering memories of crispy fried chicken, warm peach cobbler, and Jell-O salad with marshmallows. Okay, the Jell-O salad not so much. But still, whether you call it a pitch-in, a carry-in, dinner on the grounds, a covered-dish supper, a Jacob's supper, a faith supper, or a potluck, it's all good eatin'!

An Indiana listener complains that he can't stand to hear presidential candidates pronounce the word pundit as "pundint."

Greg Pliska adds an apt and all-round admirably appealing appraisal of alliterative ability. Meaning, our Puzzle Guy presents a quiz about words that start with the same letters. May we just say that Greg gives great game?

A Florida eighth-grader wants to know if a word she memorized for a spelling bee is real: agathokakological. Easy for her to say.

An American cartographer for the United Nations reports that he and his British wife disagree over whether lollygolly is a real word that means "to dawdle." Martha and Grant show the mapmaker where to draw the line.

Martha and Grant discuss a couple of strange new words making the rounds: lecondel and earmarxist.

This week's "Slang This!" contestant finds out whether the word puddle is a slang term for part of a car's muffler and if the expression hang paper involves flying kites.

A Pennsylvania caller asks to clarify the difference between who vs. that.

Finally, just in time for holiday get-togethers, Grant and Martha provide some linguistic family therapy to solve a mother-daughter conflict over whether nummy is a legitimate term. Mom says it's perfect for describing a delicious meal, but her daughter finds that kind of language embarrassing. Is nummy a real word? Open the hangar, here comes the answer!

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