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 Is Piping Hot

    W9Y Is Piping Hot
    Nov 1 2024

    Episode 244: Jay & Ray have some piping hot idioms. - encore

    • piping hot
    • bellwether

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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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    37 mins
  • W9Y Trips the Light Fantastic

    W9Y Trips the Light Fantastic
    Oct 25 2024

    Episode 242: Jay & Ray have some skin in the game. - Encore

    • skin in the game
    • trip the light fantastic

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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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    29 mins
  • W9Y Breaks the Ice

    W9Y Breaks the Ice
    Oct 18 2024

    Episode 242: Jay & Ray take a few old idioms to court. -Encore

    • break the ice
    • kangaroo court

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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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    31 mins

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