Something Rhymes with Purple

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This week we’re full of chutzpah as we schmooze our way through the fabulous words that Yiddish has given to the English language. While our resident mensches don’t pretend to be mavens, they swell with kvelling as they revel in this rich and unique vocabulary covering everything from they smutty schmucks to the new Purple favourite ‘firgun’.


Elsewhere Susie explains what ‘relexicalisation’ is, there’s a discussion on political correctness, and as always, three brilliant words to take into your week and a brand new poem to learn by heart.


If you have a linguistic query or a tale from the table we’d love to hear it at [email protected].


A Somethin’ Else production.


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Susie’s Trio:

Fipple - the mouthpiece of a wind instrument
Flews - the pendulous lateral parts of a dog’s upper lip
Fugacious - transient or fleeting


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