Big Words for Smart People

Big Words for Smart People

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Big Words for Smart People episodes

  • 15: Sprezzatura

    It's whatever, but the word for the week is:

     

    Sprezzatura - Noun

    : studied nonchalance

    : graceful conduct or performance without apparent effort

    : the state of Eric being a huge fartbag1

     

    In this episode:

    • Not a dilf, just a dil
    • I’m a Sprouts 6
    • Almost no Twilight references in this one
    • Furry Raves and Crypto Currency
    • Fit check for my Garbodor era
    • Lesbian Cheat Codes
    • Smoking Cattails
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        Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon

        Show-notes definition pulled from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary

         

        1 Additional definition brought to you by the Club Penguin Dictionary for Dingleberries

        43 min
      • 14. Lycanthropy

        WOOOOOOORDS… werecast. 

        It’s the final word of our octobword spooktacular! The word of the week is:

         

        Lycanthropy - Noun

        1: a delusion that one has become a wolf
        2: the assumption of the form and characteristics of a wolf held to be possible by witchcraft or magic

        In this episode:

        • The Omegaverse Recap
        • The story of Bisclavret
        • My weekly gallivanting
        • He Tycho Brahe’d her!
        • Right there-wolf
        • If you could werewolf-out into any animal, what would it be?
        • Crab vanishing tricks 
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            Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon

            Show-notes definition pulled from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary

             

            Bleh!

            34 min
          • 13: Fetid

            It's the penultimate word for Octobword and this one stinks! Also, trigger warning: dead animals (squirrels, deer)

             

            Fetid - Adjective

            : having a heavy offensive smell

             

            In this episode:

            • Post-poop-cold-coffee
            • A thousand years of latent piss
            • A very bad soup
            • Dead Skull speriment
            • "I wanna huff your cat" if you know what I mean
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                Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon

                Show-notes definition pulled from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary

                39 min
              • 12: Lachrymose

                The Octobword for this week is...

                 

                Lachrymose - Adjective

                1: given to tears or weeping : tearful
                2: tending to cause tears : mournful

                In this episode:

                • I swear, I don’t know how how my glasses broke
                • Catharting all over the place
                • Weepy food
                • Surprisingly real moments
                • What fills your egg cup?
                • What’s your favorite terrible game names?
                • What’s the scary loud thing in your life?
                • Ambulance jumpscare
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                    Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon

                    Show-notes definition pulled from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary

                    46 min
                  • 11: Lugubrious

                    It's time for another spoooooooky word!

                     

                    Lugubrious - Adjective

                    1: mournful
                    especially : exaggeratedly or affectedly (see affected entry 2 sense 1a) 
                    2: dismal

                    In this episode:

                    • Vampire Water Bed
                    • Bernd das Brot
                    • Airbud XIII - Now He Plays Baseball
                    • Droopy Dog “Impressions”
                    • Frank is Valid
                    • The Azure Waistcoat Comedy Tour
                    • Blehhhh
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                        Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon

                        Show-notes definition pulled from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary

                         

                        Music in this episode:

                        • Bach - Violin Concerto in A Minor - III. - BWV 1041 (Chamber Ensemble) 
                        • MIDI The Chain by Fleetwood Mac
                        • 39 min
                        • 10: Inauspicious

                          It's the first Wednesday of spooky season and we've got twoOOOooOOOoo  words to celebrate!

                           

                          Inauspicious - Adjective

                          1: being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come

                          Auspicious - Adjective

                          1: showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious
                          2: attended by good auspices : fortunate, prosperous

                           

                          In this episode:

                          • The narrowest ass in North Carolina
                          • Cat coughs - Draw what you think Ruben looks like
                          • Talking about Twilight in 2025
                          • “I’m gListening”
                          • I’m not a ‘fate’ person, but…
                          • Hi Mom!
                          • Disclaimer: The hosts of Big Words for Smart People do not encourage you to fill a paper bag with paint and huff it like an asthmatic's inhaler.

                            Second Disclaimer: Eating spiderwebs is totally okay.

                             

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                              Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon

                              Show-notes definition pulled from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary

                              43 min
                            • 9: Worst

                              It's our 'worst' episode (yet), but not like you think!

                               

                              Worst - verb (transitive)

                              : to get the better of : defeat

                              In this episode:

                              • Conquering your challengees (sic)
                              • Frankie uses “Java” as a reference to ‘cool coding…’
                              • Reasons I can’t get a job
                              • Parenting metaphors
                              • “I’m gonna knock it over”
                              • obtusive crosswords
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                                  Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon

                                  Show-notes definition pulled from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary

                                  45 min
                                • 8: Tyro

                                  We're still figuring things out, I guess you could say that, when it comes to podcasting, we're still a:

                                   

                                  Tyro - noun

                                  : a beginner in learning : novice

                                   

                                  In this episode:

                                  • Tyro Banks
                                  • Master's in Pokemonology
                                  • What are you happy to be terrible at?
                                  • Easy mode is a-okay
                                  • rUbBeR pEnCiL
                                  • Daniel the Sweet Little Cheek-Clapping Lad
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                                      Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon

                                      Show-notes definition pulled from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary

                                      31 min
                                    • 7: Endemic

                                      Make using this word a key part of your identity, the word of the week is:

                                       

                                      Endemic - adjective

                                      1a: belonging or native to a particular people or country
                                      b: characteristic of or prevalent in a particular field, area, or environment
                                       
                                      2: restricted or peculiar to a locality or region

                                      Endemic - noun

                                      1: an organism that is restricted or peculiar to a locality or region : an endemic organism
                                       
                                      2: a disease or outbreak of disease that is typically present in a particular region or population : an endemic disease
                                       

                                      In this episode:

                                      • Snail Lore
                                      • Lauren Bacall Seals
                                      • Frankie is an ozzyboo
                                      • Crafting in silence near one another is my love language
                                      • Fun animal facts? Best I can do is big plants
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                                          Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon

                                          Show-notes definition pulled from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary

                                          32 min
                                        • 6: Idiosyncracy

                                          Go off, Quang! It's a new word for Word Wednesday:

                                           

                                          Idiosyncrasy - Noun

                                          1a: a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality
                                          b: individual hypersensitiveness (as to a drug or food)
                                           
                                          2: characteristic peculiarity (as of temperament)

                                           

                                          In this episode:

                                          • Tiny little, semi-transparent Stewie Griffin knockoff tee
                                          • Diagnosing yourself with a personality
                                          • I’ve got too much money riding on Hoof Hearted
                                          • Fishing for a better parent, a 30 pound whopper
                                          • Relationship litmus tests
                                          • how do you teach empathy
                                          • What are your idiosyncrasies?
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                                              Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon

                                              Show-notes definition pulled from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary

                                              41 min

                                            About Big Words for Smart People

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                                            Eric and Frankie are not linguists.