America’s Next Top Word

Every Little Thing

Gimlet

Comedy, Education, Science

4.6 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 January 2020

⏱️ 30 minutes

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We asked you, the ELT family, to share your favorite underutilized words -- words that you love and want other listeners to love too. And you delivered. Now, with your help, we want to get one of those words into the dictionary. A professional word nerd tells us which of your submissions have the best chance of making it into the big book. Guest: former Merriam-Webster Dictionary editor Kory Stamper. Thanks to everyone who called in with a word. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:54.0	Hey listeners.
0:58.0	A few episodes ago we asked you to call in with your favorite underused word, a word that you love that you think other people should know and love to.
1:08.0	I just had a word to share. I have a word for you.
1:11.0	Words that need more attention.
1:13.0	Hundreds of you responded.
1:15.8	You called with words from all over the world.
1:18.6	The Japanese word Kuchisabishi, which translates to lonely mouth.
1:24.7	The Brazilian Portuguese word Kastune.
1:27.0	Winter Ahhanna.
1:28.0	Biyain.
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