ShowSegments

These are discrete parts, or segments, of whole episodes from the radio show A Way with Words. Each episode has about ten to 15 segments. If you click on segment names, you should find a playable audio file where you can listen to just that segment without having to seek through a whole episode.

Dump Truck Badonkadonk

Jennifer teaches yoga on the beach on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and she and her students have been collecting synonyms for derrière, such as dump truck, rear end, and badonkadonk. The last of these has been around for at least 25 years, and was...

Woo-Woo Not-Science

Liam from San Francisco, California, is wondering about woo-woo. How did this term come to be an adjective describing beliefs or practices considered unscientific or irrational? Woo-woo likely imitates otherworldly sounds or ghostly moans. This is...

Whats-Their-Bucket

If you’re looking for a placeholder when you can’t remember someone’s name, there’s always whats-her-bucket. Or try using the Newfoundland catch-all term buddy, as in buddy wasisname. This is part of a complete episode.

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