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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins

Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins

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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 [email protected]. We’re waiting with bated breath!
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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins - Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Slang, pt. 3

Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Slang, pt. 3

Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins

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12/01/21 • 34 min

Episode 92: Jay & Ray sling around some slang.

  • book it
  • skinny
  • nifty
  • putz

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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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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins - Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Fighting words.

Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Fighting words.

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10/06/21 • 34 min

Episode 84: Jay & Ray scuffle with a few fighting words.

  • beef
  • screwed the pooch
  • bone of contention
  • donnybrook

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The Roberto Clemente Museum is a showcase of baseball artifacts, memorabilia, works of art, and photographs related to the life of Pittsburgh Pirates legend Roberto Clemente. Use our promo code W9Y21 at clementemuseum.com to get 10% off Hats and T-Shirts.
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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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins - Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Stage Talk - RERUN!

Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Stage Talk - RERUN!

Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins

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09/08/21 • 43 min

Episode 80: Jay & Ray re-run Episode 28 - Stage Talk.

  • merde
  • break a leg
  • ham
  • limelight

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The Roberto Clemente Museum is a showcase of baseball artifacts, memorabilia, works of art, and photographs related to the life of Pittsburgh Pirates legend Roberto Clemente. Use our promo code W9Y21 at clementemuseum.com to get 10% off Hats and T-Shirts.
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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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins - Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Food, pt. 4

Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Food, pt. 4

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08/25/21 • 46 min

Episode 78: Jay & Ray chow down on some new food-ioms.

  • chow
  • nosh
  • spam
  • barbecue

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The Roberto Clemente Museum is a showcase of baseball artifacts, memorabilia, works of art, and photographs related to the life of Pittsburgh Pirates legend Roberto Clemente. Use our promo code W9Y21 at clementemuseum.com to get 10% off Hats and T-Shirts.
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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04/26/24 • 31 min

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

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

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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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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins - Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Talking points - RERUN.

Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Talking points - RERUN.

Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins

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10/20/21 • 35 min

Episode 86: Jay & Ray re-run episode 40

  • hemming & hawwing
  • butter you up
  • cat got your tongue

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The Roberto Clemente Museum is a showcase of baseball artifacts, memorabilia, works of art, and photographs related to the life of Pittsburgh Pirates legend Roberto Clemente. Use our promo code W9Y21 at clementemuseum.com to get 10% off Hats and T-Shirts.
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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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins - Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & 60s Slang.

Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & 60s Slang.

Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins

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09/22/21 • 41 min

Episode 82: Jay & Ray groove with a few 60s idioms.

  • bummer
  • flake
  • split
  • bogart

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The Roberto Clemente Museum is a showcase of baseball artifacts, memorabilia, works of art, and photographs related to the life of Pittsburgh Pirates legend Roberto Clemente. Use our promo code W9Y21 at clementemuseum.com to get 10% off Hats and T-Shirts.
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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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins - Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Random - pt4.

Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Random - pt4.

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07/21/21 • 39 min

Episode 73: Jay & Ray randomly pick some more idioms.

  • wheelhouse
  • with flying colors
  • leave in the lurch
  • waylay

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The Roberto Clemente Museum is a showcase of baseball artifacts, memorabilia, works of art, and photographs related to the life of Pittsburgh Pirates legend Roberto Clemente. Use our promo code W9Y21 at clementemuseum.com to get 10% off Hats and T-Shirts.

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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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & (more ) Food.

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09/16/20 • 35 min

Episode 29: Jay & Ray tuck in to more food idioms.

  • cold turkey
  • small potatoes
  • pound salt
  • egg on

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The Roberto Clemente Museum is a showcase of baseball artifacts, memorabilia, works of art, and photographs related to the life of Pittsburgh Pirates legend Roberto Clemente. Use our promo code W9Y21 at clementemuseum.com to get 10% off Hats and T-Shirts.

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.




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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Random, pt2

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04/14/21 • 32 min

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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins currently has 254 episodes available.

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The podcast is about Language, Society & Culture, Language Learning, Comedy, Podcasts, English and Education.

What is the most popular episode on Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins?

The episode title 'Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Slang, pt. 3' is the most popular.

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The average episode length on Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins is 35 minutes.

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Episodes of Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins are typically released every 7 days.

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