podictionary - the podcast for word lovers

podictionary - the podcast for word lovers


Latest Episodes

fetish – podictionary 1080
December 28, 2009

I couldnrsquo;t figure out why anyone would have a shoe fetish. SPONSOR: GotoMeeting Hold your meetings online for just $49/mo. Try GoToMeeting FREE for 30 days. When I was early in my dating years my girlfriend who had done some modeling told a story o

draconian – podictionary 122
December 27, 2009

Who was the Draco whose laws were first called draconian? SPONSOR: GotoMeeting Hold your meetings online for just $49/mo. Try GoToMeeting FREE for 30 days. From time to time various legislation is criticized as being draconian.nbsp; The Oxford English

sky – podictionary 121
December 22, 2009

Why did the first English reference talk about six or seven skies? SPONSOR: GotoMeeting Hold your meetings online for just $49/mo. Try GoToMeeting FREE for 30 days. Today if you walk into a book store or visit one online, their offerings are classified

immediately – podictionary 1079
December 21, 2009

Herersquo;s a quote from Twitter using the word immediately: ldquo;Last night there was a crash in the other room. My 9-yr old immediately yelled lsquo;It wasn't me. It was Dan the tree kangaroo.rsquo;rdquo; SPONSOR: GotoMeeting Hold your meetings online

politics – podictionary 120
December 20, 2009

Winston Churchill said, ldquo;Democracy is the worst form of Government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.rdquo; SPONSOR: GotoMeeting Hold your meetings online for just $49/mo. Try GoToMeeting FREE for 30 days. For all

mogul – podictionary 1078
December 17, 2009

Irsquo;m on a bit of a jag here looking into words that have to do with winter sports, since the Olympics are coming up. SPONSOR: GotoMeeting Hold your meetings online for just $49/mo. Try GoToMeeting FREE for 30 days. Today Irsquo;ll start with the mog

obscure – podictionary 119
December 16, 2009

According to the OED this word only came into English about 600 years ago, yet its ancestor words in other languages appear to have been around just about as long as we can trace language back. SPONSOR: GotoMeeting Hold your meetings online for just $49/

luge – podictionary 1076
December 15, 2009

With the winter Olympics coming up I looked into the word bobsled the other day; today luge. SPONSOR: GotoMeeting Hold your meetings online for just $49/mo. Try GoToMeeting FREE for 30 days. The bobsled was adapted from the hardworking sleds of lumberja

swastika – podictionary 118
December 14, 2009

A swastika is an uncomfortable symbol for many people; me included. SPONSOR: GotoMeeting Hold your meetings online for just $49/mo. Try GoToMeeting FREE for 30 days. Both the swastika symbol and the word swastika have been around longer than their assoc

dubious – podictionary 1075
December 13, 2009

You may be dubious that the name of a Swedish king could make other world leaders quake in their boots; but Samuel Johnson wasnrsquo;t. SPONSOR: GotoMeeting Hold your meetings online for just $49/mo. Try GoToMeeting FREE for 30 days. I often go looking