Big Words for Smart People

Oh here it comes! The word of the week is:

Emergent - adjective

1a: arising unexpectedly b: calling for prompt action : urgent 2a: rising out of or as if out of a fluid emergent coastal islands b: rooted in shallow water and having most of its vegetative growth above water 3: arising as a natural or logical consequence 4: newly formed or prominent In this episode:

• Bus Tel...

It's been, one year since we made this 'cast - found some words and now we're so sorry! The word of the week is:

Thesaurus - noun

1a: a book of words or of information about a particular field or set of concepts especially : a book of words and their synonyms b: a list of subject headings or descriptors usually with a cross-reference system for use in the organization of a collection of documents for reference and retrieval ...

There's got to be some podcast under here somewhere. The word of the week is:

Palimpsest - noun

1: writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased   2: something having usually diverse layers or aspects apparent beneath the surface In this episode:

• Debunking animal diets
• Parchment ...

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Kayfabe - noun

1: the tacit agreement between professional wrestlers and their fans to pretend that overtly staged wrestling events, stories, characters, etc., are genuine In this episode:

• Frankie threatens Eric and it's totally not cool
• It's our youngest word ever!
• The carnival history of professional w...

WE HAVE A WORD FOR THE WEEK. THE WORD OF THE WEEK IS:

Ululation - noun

1: a loud mournful usually protracted and rhythmical sound : howl   2: the action of ululating: howling In this episode:

• George Lopez, my savior
• A brief history of how Gameboys make sound
• Eric's Pokémon Cry Game - the anime didn't have ...

DUDE-CAST, a totally straight PODCAST for DUDES! The bro-tastic word for this week is:

Umbrella - noun

1: a collapsible shade for protection against weather consisting of fabric stretched over hinged ribs radiating from a central pole   2: something which covers or embraces a broad range of elements or factors   3: the bell-shaped or saucer-shaped largely gelatinous structure that forms the chief part of the body of...

Do you have an deep, dark void in your soul that you need to fill? Maybe we can help! The word of the week is:

Lacuna - noun

1: a blank space or a missing part : gap 2: a small cavity, pit, or discontinuity in an anatomical structure In this episode:

• Cereal-milk icebreaker
• Lacuna matata
• My son, the kakuna
...

We've got a mighty, strong episode coming to you this week. The word of the week is:

Puissance - noun

: strength, power

In this episode:

• Cat predictive text
• Dad strength, just like Holes
• Milo of Crotan
• Boy Wrestling Champion, Heracles cosplayer, kegel-king, cow-hauler
• Maybe see Zardoz
• Pokémon of the Week: Crowton

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Hey chat... we’d like to apologize to all the weasels out there... we’re going to stop talking, and start listening... to the word of the week!

Imbroglio - noun

1a: an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding  b: scandal sense 1a  c: a violently confused or bitterly complicated altercation : embroilment  d: an intricate or complicated situation (as in a drama or novel) 2: a confused ma...

We’re excised to share this episode with you. We hope you find it subpar! The ward of the bay is:

Malapropism - noun

1: the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase especially : the use of a word sounding somewhat like the one intended but ludicrously wrong in the context

In this episode:

• What is the front of your shower?
• It’s another Frankie gameshow: Guess the malapropisms
• Us...

We're not saying you have to tell the court you listened to this episode, we're just saying it would be in your best interests to do so, if you catch our drift. The word of the week is:

Suborn - verb

1: to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing 2: to induce to commit perjury     also : to obtain (perjured testimony) from a witness In this episode:

• This episode presented b...

Take a moment, the word (concept?) of the week is:

Ma - noun

In modern interpretations of traditional Japanese arts and culture, ma is an artistic interpretation of an empty space, often holding as much importance as the rest of an artwork and focusing the viewer on the intention of negative space in an art piece.

In this episode:

• A sad, lost Italian man
• Don't knock, we're queer
• We need the valleys to see the peaks
• Anime ho...

Don't cast us out yet, the word of the week is:

Pariah - noun

1: one that is despised or rejected : outcast In this episode:

• Dude's-Rock Things
• No Genwunners allowed
• Hot Take: Scalpers are bad
• The 'C' Word
• Pokémon Police State
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