Big Words for Smart People

By Eric and Frankie

Eric and Frankie are not linguists.

What Eric and Frankie lack in bona fides (boring fides, more like it) they make up for in sibling jocularity, rampaging tangents, and lighthearte

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Big Words for Smart People episodes:

August 05, 202653: Emergent
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 Teleportation
Emergent Gameplay (also, progression and immersive gameplay)
Creating your own games inside games
You and your friends are the catch-up mechanic
The brilliance of Splatoon (y'all should play Raiders)
Here's a hammer, go make a steak
Aha, oho, ooo moments
Pokémon of the Week: Emergant
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Show-notes definition pulled from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary
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44min
July 29, 202652: Thesaurus
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
2: treasury, storehouse
In this episode:
Turgidity charts
A collection of "sentence enhancers"
Buckle up, folks - Frankie brought a new game
Lightning Victim and Roadkill, at it again
For real life, y'all, thank you so much for listening
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41min
July 22, 202651: Palimpsest
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 v Vellum
Bible 3, the Sequel to Bible
Novgorod Codex, straight to DVD
Don't learn cursive like Frankie, there are cheaper ways
Pokémon of the Week: Overdover
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37min
July 15, 202650: Kayfabe
ALRIGHT BROTHER, IT'S THE WOOOOOOORD OF THE WEEK! OOOYEAAAAA

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 wrestling
This one goes out to all my rural friends from elementary school
Quick plug for The Mountain Goats Album, "Beat the Champ"
Pokémon of the Week: Okeyfabey
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38min
July 08, 202649: Ululation
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 a lot to work with, due to the
Gameboy's sound limitations, so they blacked out in the booth instead
Pokémon of the Week: Uluuluulululuu
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Show-notes definition pulled from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary
Pokemon Cry Sources (SPOILERS):
Surskit, Guzzlord, Regigigas
Electibuzz, Victreebel, Persian, Zapdos, Beeheyem
Palkia
Nidoking/Nidoqueen/Rhyhorn, Rapidash, Staryu
Krikitune, Togekiss
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54min
July 01, 202648: Umbrella
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 most jellyfishes : bell entry 1 sense 3b

4: something which provides protection: such as
a: defensive air cover (as over a battlefront)
b: a heavy barrage
In this episode:
Frankie is literally in hell
Wet Bed Temperature
Is this our longest cold open?
Umbrella, the little darkness
Youngster Frankie
Happy Pride (retroactive)
Straight dude gender-affirming care
Hegels
Pokémon of the Week: Pikaboo > Brellaboo > Mariboo
This episode brought to you by the Dude-Brella
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Show-notes definition pulled from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary

Dude-Brella Commercial Music
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48min
June 24, 202647: Lacuna
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
Eel or No Eel (another Frankie Game)
Bayesian Game Theory
These points still mean nothing
Pokémon of the Week: Laguna
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Show-notes definition pulled from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary
Additional Audio:
Kakuna
Applause
Bell Sound
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37min
June 17, 202646: Puissance
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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33min
June 10, 202645: Imbroglio
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 mass
In this episode:
Hegelochus’ terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day
Who’s the sexy crab?
Greek drama == Tomodachi Life drama
By the Weasel, By the Weasel, By the Beautiful Weasel
You ever say the wrong word so bad that people are still talking about it 2434 years later?
Proto-memes
A severe, ongoing lapse in judgement
Pokémon of the Week: Imbrogleo
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40min
June 03, 202644: Malapropism
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
Using a gunshot noise felt uncomfortable, so Kid Pix guy has censored it
I’m a real foxy moron, too
American Boolean Operators
Pokémon of the week: Malaprops
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39min

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How many episodes does Big Words for Smart People have?

The podcast currently has 54 episodes available.