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Podcast: A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over
Episode: Chopped Liver â 11 June 2018
Description: Thereâs a proverb that goes âbeloved children have many names.â At least, thatâs true when it comes to the names we give our pets. âFluffyâ becomes âFluffersâ becomes âFluffFaceâ becomes âFlufferNutter, Queen of the Universe.â Speaking of the celestial, how did the top politician in California come to be named Governor Moonbeam? Plus: still more names for slowpokes in the left-turn lane, munge and kludge, monkey blood and chopped liver, a German word for pout, the land of the living, a brain-teaser, and lots more.Read full show notes, hear hundreds of free episodes, send your thoughts and questions, and l...