The Dictionary

The Dictionary

By Spencer ParksEducation
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The Dictionary episodes

  • #D254 (down to down-and-out)

    I read from down to down-and-out.

     

     

    Quarks are strange, but they'll charm you.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quark

     

     

    The word of the episode is "down" (feathers).

    Please don't support the down industry.

    https://gentleworld.org/how-down-feathers-are-collected/

     

     

    Theme music from Tom Maslowski

    https://zestysol.com/

     

     

    Merchandising!

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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

     

     

    Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!

    https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/

     

     

    Backwards Talking on YouTube:

    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq

     

     

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    28 min
  • #D253 (dow to down)

    I read from dow to down.

     

     

    The technical term for "dowager's hump" is "hyperkyphosis".

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyphosis

     

     

    Mmmmm. Money.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average

     

     

    The word of the episode is "down".

     

     

    Theme music from Jonah Kraut

    https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/

     

     

    Merchandising!

    https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar

     

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube

     

     

    Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!

    https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/

     

     

    Backwards Talking on YouTube:

    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq

     

     

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    40 min
  • #D252 (do up to dovetail)

    I read from do up to dovetail.

     

     

    The word of the episode is "douroucouli".

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_monkey

     

     

    Theme music from Tom Maslowski

    https://zestysol.com/

     

     

    Merchandising!

    https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar

     

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube

     

     

    Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!

    https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/

     

     

    Backwards Talking on YouTube:

    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq

     

     

    https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/

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    32 min
  • #D251 (douce to doula) ft. Oscar Narvaez

    I read from douce to doula with Oscar from "The Chunky Scones" in Highland Park, IL.

    https://www.thechunkyscones.com/

    https://www.instagram.com/thechunkyscone/

    https://www.facebook.com/thechunkyscones/

     

     

    The "douche bag" clip is from the movie "Wet Hot American Summer".

    https://youtu.be/seqWiHLCmcY

     

     

    The history of "doughface" is a little confusing but I guess it originally meant an actual mask made out of dough. 

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doughface

     

     

    The etymology of "doughnut" doesn't give much info about why the word "nut" was added.

    https://www.etymonline.com/word/doughnut#etymonline_v_13978

     

     

    The "Douglas fir" line is from the Pilot episode of the TV show "Twin Peaks" and the entire scene really needs to be watched.

    No, the entire episode.

    NO! The entire series!

    https://youtu.be/ivbLttU__t8

     

     

    Wanna be a doula or learn more about it? Check out these links.

    https://internationaldoulainstitute.com/how-to-become-certified/

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doula

    https://www.dona.org/

     

     

    The word of the episode is "Doukhobor".

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doukhobors

     

     

    Theme music from Jonah Kraut

    https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/

     

     

    Merchandising!

    https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar

     

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube

     

     

    Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!

    https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/

     

     

    Backwards Talking on YouTube:

    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq

     

     

    https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/

    https://twitter.com/dictionarypod

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    1 hr 42 min
  • #D250 (double tongue to doubtless)

    I read from double tongue to doubtless.

     

     

    Wow! The wonderous history of the letter "w"!

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W

     

     

    The word of the episode is "doubt".

     

     

    Theme music from Tom Maslowski

    https://zestysol.com/

     

     

    Merchandising!

    https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar

     

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube

     

     

    Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!

    https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/

     

     

    Backwards Talking on YouTube:

    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq

     

     

    https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/

    https://twitter.com/dictionarypod

    https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/

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    30 min
  • #D249 (double ring to doubleton)

    I read from double ring to doubleton.

     

     

    The double ring ceremony is a relatively new thing in the Jewish religion/culture.

    https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/double-ring-ceremonies/

    https://18doors.org/the_ring_ceremony/

     

     

    The double stop cello music is played by the extraordinary Jonah Kraut who also made the theme song!

     

     

    The game Craps has names for all the dice combinations and there are some good ones! 

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_craps_terms

    https://www.casino.org/vitalvegas/colorful-nicknames-dice-combinations-craps/

     

     

    You can be the judge if the words "guard" and "ward" are related etymologically.

    https://www.etymonline.com/word/guard#etymonline_v_14338

    https://www.etymonline.com/word/ward#etymonline_v_4827

     

     

    The term "double team" from the 1800s seems to be more about a double team of horses for plowing, than sports.

    https://www.etymonline.com/word/double-team#etymonline_v_37621

    But I also found this fascinating sport called "Pedestrianism". Who comes up with these things?! 

    https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210723-the-strange-19th-century-sport-that-was-cooler-than-football

     

     

    The Chinese Revolution of 1911 was started on October 10 and lasted just over 4 months. It "led to the establishment of the Republic of China."

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1911_Revolution

     

     

    "doubleton" is definitely about the game Bridge.

    https://kwbridge.com/eval.htm

     

     

    The word of the episode is "double standard".

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_standard

     

     

    Theme music from Jonah Kraut

    https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/

     

     

    Merchandising!

    https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar

     

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube

     

     

    Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!

    https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/

     

     

    Backwards Talking on YouTube:

    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq

     

     

    37 min
  • #D248 (Double Gloucester to double refraction) ft. Kate Kreke

    I read from Double Gloucester to double refraction.

     

     

    Kate was also on episode #A158 and her husband Chris was on episodes #A156, #A157, and #A159.

     

     

    Kate got her cheeses mixed up. Please forgive her. She thought that Crunchy Red Fox is a type of Double Gloucester cheese but it's really a Red Leicester cheese

    https://www.beltonfarm.co.uk/our-cheese/red-fox/

     

     

    Two "They Might Be Giants" music clips!

    https://youtu.be/ZK6YP1Smbxk

    https://youtu.be/ty33v7UYYbw

     

     

    "The Eagle" in Cambridge is the pub in England where "Francis Crick announced that he and James Watson had discovered the DNA double-helix." In addition, "The plaque outside was recently updated with a hand-scrawled “+ Franklin” by an anonymous passerby to highlight Rosalind Franklin’s key contributions to understanding DNA."

    https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-eagle-cambridge-england

     

     

    I should probably watch the film "Double Indemnity".

    https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0036775/

     

     

    The word of the episode is "Double Gloucester".

    We don't really know why there are single and double variations of this kind of cheese.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloucester_cheese

     

     

    Theme music from Tom Maslowski

    https://zestysol.com/

     

     

    Merchandising!

    https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar

     

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube

     

     

    Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!

    https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/

     

     

    Backwards Talking on YouTube:

    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq

     

     

    https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/

    https://twitter.com/dictionarypod

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    1 hr 7 min
  • #D247 (double door to double glazing)

    I read from double door to double glazing.

     

     

    Many links today!

     

     

    Swingers clip about double down.

    https://youtu.be/dxlbeqeGkQ8

     

     

    More info on Double Dutch speech and speaking unintelligibly:

    https://www.etymonline.com/search?q=double+dutch

    https://www.languagetrainers.com/blog/talking-double-dutch/

    https://www.wikihow.com/Speak-Double-Dutch

     

     

    The Double Dutch song is from this video which gives a short but great history.

    https://youtu.be/NuBtcUGqgMc

     

     

    Some of the rhymes/songs/poems that people say while doing Double Dutch.

    https://elitesrs.com/blogs/guides/jump-rope-rhymes-songs

    https://icebreakerideas.com/jump-rope-songs/

     

     

    "Weird Al's" song "One More Minute:

    https://youtu.be/yWhpk-8QLFQ

     

     

    Ace Ventura says "double pane" but it's the same thing.

    https://youtu.be/JcN7Ej6QbAU

     

     

    The "double glazing" line in "Creature Comforts" is said by my favorite "character".

    https://youtu.be/PCOWE0EiCyo

     

     

    You can learn about double entendres.

    https://examples.yourdictionary.com/double-entendre-examples.html

     

     

    The word of the episode is "double feature".

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_feature

     

     

     

    Theme music from Jonah Kraut

    https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/

     

     

    Merchandising!

    https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar

     

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube

     

     

    Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!

    https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/

     

     

    Backwards Talking on YouTube:

    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq

     

     

    https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/

    https://twitter.com/dictionarypod

    https://www.instagram.com/dictionarypod/

    https://www.patreon.com/spejampar

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    917-727-5757

    31 min
  • #D246 (double blind to double-dome)

    I read from double blind to double-dome.

     

     

    As everyone knows, "An early example of a double-blind protocol was the Nuremberg salt test of 1835..."

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blinded_experiment

    And here's the scientific method.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_method

     

     

    A description of how to drive a manual car, with pictures!

    https://www.wikihow.com/Drive-Manual

    I still don't understand double clutching.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_clutching_(technique)

     

     

    The word of the episode is "double check".

     

     

    Theme music from Tom Maslowski

    https://zestysol.com/

     

     

    Merchandising!

    https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar

     

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube

     

     

    Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!

    https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/

     

     

    Backwards Talking on YouTube:

    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq

     

     

    https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/

    https://twitter.com/dictionarypod

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    31 min
  • #D245 (double to double bind)

    I read from double to double bind.

     

     

    The word of the episode is "double bass".

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_bass

    The audio was from this video of the very talented Adam Ben Ezra:

    https://youtu.be/pyUZh_Cbw6Q

     

     

    Theme music from Jonah Kraut

    https://jonahkraut.bandcamp.com/

     

     

    Merchandising!

    https://www.teepublic.com/user/spejampar

     

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter A" on YouTube

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter B" on YouTube

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter C" on YouTube

     

    "The Dictionary - Letter D" on YouTube

     

     

    Featured in a Top 10 Dictionary Podcasts list!

    https://blog.feedspot.com/dictionary_podcasts/

     

     

    Backwards Talking on YouTube:

    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmIujMwEDbgZUexyR90jaTEEVmAYcCzuq

     

     

    https://www.facebook.com/thedictionarypod/

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    917-727-5757

    26 min

About The Dictionary

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I read the English Dictionary in short sections, comment on it, make bad jokes, and sometimes sing little songs. I hope it’s more entertaining than just reading the dictionary alone. It’s an evolving…