ricket n.— Note: The Oxford English Dictionary has one cite for this word from 1958, defining it as criminals’ slang meaning “a blunder, mistake.” «Hearn is still involved in snooker, supplying Sky with the premier...
hoss-pinch n.— «To those of you who do not know what a “hoss-pinch” is, it is when somebody older than your grandmother has been working for many years in the fields, has used a “rub-board” for years to wash clothes and has soft motherly...
Bop-lop-a-boom-bop lop-bam-boom. It's another issue of the A Way with Words newsletter! This past weekend we aired an episode in which a caller told us that she finds the word "moist" repugnant. She's not...
An Indianapolis woman calls to say she a great first date with a doctor, but was horrified to hear him suggest they meet at an expresso shop. She asks for dating advice: Should she correct the guy, keep quiet about this mispronunciation, or just...
chicken cutlet n.— «A product called Intrigue, silicone-filled “breast enhancers,” fits in a bra, heats up to body temperature and promises increased cup size. (One drawback: The enhancers look and feel like raw chicken...
cutlet n.— «Sometimes women who are between bra sizes find that their bras winkle and gather, causing annoying bra exposure underneath the shirt. To decrease wrinkles, silicone inserts, or cutlets as they are called, can be inserted into...