Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins
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!
Episodes
Episode 217: Jay & Ray get curious about curios. - Encore
- tchotchke
- knick-knack
- bric-a-brac
- gewgaw
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Episode 216: Jay & Ray sling some old slang. - Encore
- rank
- have a blast
- square
- psych
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pisode 215: Jay & Ray farm a few old idioms. - Encore
- don't have a cow
- when pigs fly
- haywire
- long row to hoe
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Episode 214: Jay & Ray digest a few old food idioms. - Encore
- a finger in every pie
- chew the fat
- fit as a fiddle
- ear to the ground
plus a drop in by the illustrious Johnny Dollar, R.I.P.
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Episode 213: Jay & Ray get scammed by a few old idioms. - Encore
- nick
- stiff
- racket
- boost
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Episode 212: Jay & Ray chow down on some old food-ioms. - Encore
- chow
- nosh
- spam
- barbecue
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Episode 211: Jay & Ray do some old detective work. - Encore
- private dick
- sleuth
- hawkshaw
- narc
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Episode 210: Jay & Ray call each other by a few old nicknames. - Encore
- doofus
- buster
- chap
- lad
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Episode 209: Jay & Ray have idioms flying out their wazoo.
- teetotaller
- wazoo
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some ...
Episode 208: Jay & Ray party down with some old idioms. - Encore
- paint the town red
- hobnob
- play hooky
- wallflower
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Episode 207: Jay & Ray eye up some old body idioms. - Encore
- foot in mouth
- mug
- on the tip of your tongue
- twist your arm
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Episode 206: Jay & Ray meet some friendly animal idioms. again. - Encore
- a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
- don't count your chickens
- eat crow
- can of worms
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Episode 205: Jay & Ray move to understand a few old phrases. - Encore
- badger
- grasping for straws
- get the ball rolling
- palm off
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Episode 204: Jay & Ray learn how to say some old idioms. - Encore
- gingerly
- barn burner
- hold a candle
- SNAFU
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Episode 203: Jay & Ray enjoy the scent of some fresh idioms.
- p.u.
- tit for tat
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some...
Episode 202: Jay & Ray kick off Season 5!
- piping hot
- bellwether
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some of the W9Y so...
Episode 201: Jay & Ray groove with a few 60s idioms, again. - Encore
- bummer
- flake
- split
- bogart
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Episode 200: Jay & Ray ay & Ray take a whack at a few golf idioms - again. Encore.
- birdie
- bogey
- eagle
- mulligan
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Episode 199: Jay & Ray are on the wrong side of the law - again. Encore.
- on the lamb
- scott-free
- redhanded
- cut to the chase
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Episode 198: Jay & Ray trip the light fantastic.
- skin in the game
- trip the light fantastic
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