Origin of Words Podcast and Good Morning Presque Isle Podcast

On a shoestring,  Hot under the collar,  White collar worker/Blue collar worker,  White collar crime/Blue collar crime,  Keep your shirt on.

转]英语口语精华:【胖的不同表达】●首发● 胖乎乎/胖嘟嘟 plump或chubby； 肌肉不结实flabby； 魁梧的big-boned； 人又高大又肥胖bulky； 矮胖子chunky/tubby/dumpy； 敦实的heavy-set； 粗壮结实stout；超胖的obese。注：在美国，用''fat''形容人胖是比较不礼貌的用法，一般用 large, big 等来代替。

Spare tire, Beached Whale, Blimp

Surfer Slang: Stoked, Sick... Valley Girl Slang like, totally

The big mama is fully mackin' some gnarly grinders= `the ocean is producing large waves.'

California culture;   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_culture

An interview with PengYu, a long time experienced English teacher in China. She shares her experience and knowledge about teaching English to Chinese students, especially graduate students in Beijing, China.

Three square meals a day, You are a square, Be there or be square, Fair and Square

Words from Big Bang Theory Geek, Nerd, Dork

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Lucky Dog, Privacy, Cousin,  Morning, Red, 13 and 4

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Booze, Teetotaler, On the Wagon, Slang for Beer, Cup of Joe

Website for beer slang http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art36037.asp

Go Dutch, Dutch Uncle, Dutch Oven, Double Dutch, Dutch Door, the real McCoy, keep up with the Joneses

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Amtrack, brunch, linner, spork, liger, Billary, Brangelina, Wuhan, camcorder, smog, Chinasaur, snart, Microsoft, podcast

list of portmanteaus:    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_portmanteaus