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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins

By: Big Science Pods
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  • Whole 9 Yards is a weekly podcast that will simultaneously educate, astonish, and amuse. Listen while we share equivocal research about the origin of words, phrases, and idioms we use every day. From the team at Big Science Pods, we bring you the whole 9 yards, the entire kit and caboodle, the whole shebang of this quick, entertaining look at our language and the history therein. Learn why we call New York "The Big Apple," what "red-handed" REALLY means and why sometimes people are "happy as a clam." So, let's cut to the chase, if you jump on the bandwagon now, the first 100 subscribers will be entered to win a Big Science Snuggie. Have a question about an idiom? Wanna drop us a line because you think we’re funny... or, not? Think we’re mistaken about any information we’ve shared? Hit us up at heyyou@whole9yards.org. We’re waiting with bated breath!
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Episodes
  • W9Y Costs Big Bucks

    W9Y Costs Big Bucks
    May 3 2024

    Episode 218: Jay & Ray spend some money on a few old idioms. - Encore

    • bucks
    • moola
    • ducats
    • dosh

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    Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groove salad at bigsciencemusic.com

    some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange, worldwidewords.

    31: The Why Behind the Weird
    Dive into strange but lesser-known true stories from our mysterious world with...

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    41 mins
  • W9Y Gets Curious

    W9Y Gets Curious
    Apr 26 2024

    Episode 217: Jay & Ray get curious about curios. - Encore

    • tchotchke
    • knick-knack
    • bric-a-brac
    • gewgaw

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    Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groove salad at bigsciencemusic.com

    some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange, worldwidewords.
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    32 mins
  • W9Y Is A Little Rank

    W9Y Is A Little Rank
    Apr 19 2024

    Episode 216: Jay & Ray sling some old slang. - Encore

    • rank
    • have a blast
    • square
    • psych

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    Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groove salad at bigsciencemusic.com

    some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange, worldwidewords.

    31: The Why Behind the Weird
    Dive into strange but lesser-known true stories from our mysterious world with...

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    43 mins
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