When new parents settle on their baby's name very little attention is paid to the wider range of meanings. Often, the extra meaning carried by a familiar name is not the sort of things you would wish your offspring to be associated with...

This is part one of a two part Word Wrangling – the girls are in the next episode.

Much of the naughtiness of these particular podcasts is based in rhyming slang. The Dictionary of English Rhyming Slangs is a fine resource. Honestly, it is the greatest collection of rhyming slang that has ever been gathered together in a single book (2 volumes in paperback). I should know. I am proud to tell you that I am  one of the two co-compilers who got it together and brought it into the light.

So, bragging rights aside, back to the podcast. You'll find lots of those things  that you wouldn't wish on your boy child  when you listen to Word Wrangling: What's in a Boy's Name? 

Prepare to be shocked. 

Word Wrangling is an independent production. We are always on the lookout for new ways with words. If you have any thoughts please get in touch.