Hot Dog Cold Turkey - 29 May 2017

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🗓️ 29 May 2017

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Why do we call a frankfurter a hot dog? It seems an unsettling 19th-century rumor is to blame. Also, if someone quits something abruptly, why do we say they quit cold turkey? This term’s roots may lie in the history of boxing. Plus, a transgender listener with nieces and nephews is looking for a gender-neutral term for the sibling of one’s parent. Finally, the words barber and doctor don’t necessarily mean what you think. They can both be weather words, referring to very different types of wind. This episode first aired May 27, 2017. Hear hundreds of free episodes and learn more on the A Way with Words website: https://waywordradio.org. Be a part of the show: call or text 1 (877) 929-9673 toll-free in the United States and Canada; elsewhere in the world, call or text +1 619 800 4443. Send voice notes or messages via WhatsApp 16198004443. Email words@waywordradio.org. Copyright Wayword, Inc., a 501(c)(3) corporation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.8	You're listening to Away with Word
0:31.7	as a show about language and how we use it. I'm Grant Barrett and I'm Martha Barnett
0:35.7	Grant. I have a short list here of some words in a particular category and I wondered if you could guess what the category is.
0:43.0	Okay. All right.
0:45.0	Three terms.
0:46.0	Brick fielder, Simoom, and Snoweater.
0:51.0	Let's see where your mind goes.
0:55.0	Brick, Fielder, Samoome, and Snoweater. Hmm. Good question. The middle one doesn't sound like English to me.
1:02.0	Correct.
1:03.0	I don't know what it is.
1:04.0	Snow eater.
1:05.0	What's a snow eater?
1:06.0	Mm-hmm.
1:07.0	I don't know.
1:08.0	Terms used by Canadians in Inuit country. I don't know.
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