Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris
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joy
Apr 28, 2024
such an interesting
podcast! I love how many words have traveled years and miles!
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| Episode | Date |
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Why is there an N in "passenger"? | TRANSPORTATION
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May 14, 2025 |
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Why were hatters mad? | IDIOM ORIGINS
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May 07, 2025 |
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Is it a restroom or a loo? | UK v. US English
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Did Shakespeare write all his plays? | THE BARD
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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How do you pronounce lieutenant? | MILITARY WORDS
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Why do we mind our Ps and Qs? | PRINTING TERMS
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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Where the f*** do swear words come from?
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Which flower makes you wet the bed? | FLOWER NAME ORIGINS
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Is this a rhetorical question? | RHETORIC & LITERARY DEVICES
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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How did our naughty bits get their names? | BODY ETYMOLOGY
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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What's the difference between a violin and a fiddle? | MUSIC WORDS
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Who invented zero? | MATH & NUMBERS
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Who was the original "goodfella"? | CRIME WORDS
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Who was the first to "paint the town red"? | IDIOM ORIGINS
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Is he Santa Claus or Father Christmas? | FESTIVE ETYMOLOGY
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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What did a "sin-eater" do? | JOB ETYMOLOGY
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Is it a 'full stop' or a 'period'? | PUNCTUATION
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Is corporate jargon a synergistic value-add? | JARGON
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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Who is the Jack in a deck of cards? | GAME WORDS
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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Which cocktail's name means "moist little thing"? | BOOZY WORDS
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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How can "tree" and "truth" be related? | WOODLAND WORDS
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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What's the true meaning of 'happiness'? | EMOTION ETYMOLOGY
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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What's the 'were' in werewolf? | SPOOKY ETYMOLOGY
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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Why does oxygen have the wrong name? | ELEMENTS
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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What does antidisestablishmentarianism mean? | LONG WORDS
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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Why are you such a nincompoop? | INSULTS
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Do geese see god? | PALINDROMES
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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Why is the word "dog" such a mystery? | ANIMAL WORDS
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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What mystery did the original "clue" solve? | MYTHOLOGY WORDS
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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Can a word be its own opposite? | CONTRONYMS
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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Do "vegetables" technically exist? | FOOD WORDS
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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What exactly is a "petard" anyway? | FOSSIL WORDS
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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Have you ever had the mulligrubs? | LOST WORDS
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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How did the planets get their names? | SPACE WORDS
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Did the Greeks have a word for blue? COLOR WORDS
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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American vs. British English: A transatlantic war of words
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May 29, 2024 |
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Was an orange ever a "norange"? | WORD MASH-UPS
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May 22, 2024 |
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What's poopy about a poop deck? | NAUTICAL ETYMOLOGY
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May 15, 2024 |
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Can you be gormful, wistless or ert? | UNPAIRED WORDS
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May 08, 2024 |
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Why is it a "murder" of crows? | COLLECTIVE NOUNS
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May 01, 2024 |
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Is "posh" really an acronym? | WORD MYTHS
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Are you getting these wrong too? | EGGCORNS
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Why do we say "hello"? | GREETINGS
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Introducing Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris
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Mar 25, 2024 |