The Dictionary

#D168 (dirty to disability)


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I read from dirty to disability.

 

 

It seems that the phrase "dirty pool" came from billiards.

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dirty_pool

 

 

Another name for Dis Pater (Roman God of the Underworld) is Rex Infernus which is objectively much cooler. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C4%ABs_Pater

 

 

The word of the episode is "dirty word".

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Category:English_swear_words

https://www.jumpspeak.com/blog/english-swear-words

 

 

Theme music from Tom Maslowski

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"The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube

 

"The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube

 

"The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube

 

"The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube

 

 

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