You're listening to a way with words. The show about language and how we use it.

I'm Grant Barrett. And I'm Martha Barnett. Grant, you will remember our conversation with Dana

in Reno, Nevada, who wanted a word for that moment when you're playing cards or a board game,

and you draw what would have been the perfect card or tile for the previous turn.

Yeah, a little too little too late, but she wanted something she could shout and anger.

Yeah, yeah. And so, of course, our listeners stepped up. We heard from Linda Gamble Hoyer,

from Nellyford, Virginia, who said, my idea for that term is Tarty Tile. In a card game,

you'd call it a Tarty card. And she says it should be delivered explosively to vent your

frustration. Tarty card. Tarty card. I like that one. I like that one. Chris Moore in Carrie

Illinois says he calls it a squander. His old family calls it a squander. Oh, it's a squander.

That was a total squander. Yeah, I like that word squander. And we also heard from Dan Jail in

San Diego, who said, I was thinking a day late in a dollar short really describes that feeling

perfectly. So why not shorten it to a single word that captures it all and sounds great through

clinch teeth. Day late dollar short becomes Daladosh. I like that. Since we're like,

that's very good. I may have to adopt that one. Add that to the menagerie of words.

Well, if you've got the word, just the perfect thing to say or the perfect description of that

moment when you realize you just got the thing you needed a minute ago, but now it's useless.

Let us know 877-929-9673 email words at waywardradio.org.

Hello, you have a way with words. Hi, this is Nell from Asheville, North Carolina.

Hi, Nell. How are you doing? I'm doing great. What about you? We're doing great.

I had a question about my mom's strange use of English. Way back last year and she was visiting.

My husband was, I think he was like organizing spices in our spice cabinet or something. And my

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