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Who Smarted? - Educational Podcast for Kids

Who invents more new words, kids or adults?

Who Smarted? - Educational Podcast for Kids

Atomic Entertainment Group LLC

Education For Kids, Kids & Family

4.43.8K Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2022

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

What is Slang? Where do cool new Slang words come from? What is still the most popular Slang word of all time? For free home activities sign-up at www.WhoSmarted.com

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0:00.0

Hey, Smarty Pants and Smarty Families, trusty narrator here with a must-listen podcast I Know Your Love.

0:07.0

It's a show called Steam Daydream, made by our friends at National Children's Museum in Washington, D.C.

0:13.8

In the new season of their show, they investigate everyday mysteries like why bubbles around and where trash goes

0:20.9

to uncover the science, technology, engineering, art and math that explains the world around us.

0:27.9

Every episode is 20 minutes or less and features real life experts and curious kids like you.

0:34.5

You can follow the fun by searching Steam Daydream with National Children's Museum wherever you listen to podcasts.

0:44.2

Hey kid, have you done any of the following today?

0:46.9

Chilled out, you're back, hung around, chillaxed, or maybe today was a busy day,

0:52.8

so you put your nose to the grindstone, aced your test and slayed the homework monster.

0:59.1

Nice, but here's the thing, most of the words I just used to describe what you were doing don't

1:04.6

mean what they say, huh? For instance, I'm pretty sure none of you are actually chilling like a

1:10.3

nice cube in the freezer. So cold. And I seriously doubt any of you were literally putting your

1:16.4

nose against a grindstone. Ow, who even owns a grindstone and while you may have done your homework

1:22.9

or completed an assignment, you certainly didn't pull out a sword and slay a homework monster.

1:30.8

But homework sure would be more fun if you could and it's certainly more fun to say,

1:36.0

which is why humans adapted fun colorful ways of speaking and we call that slang.

1:41.5

But where did slang come from? Why does so many of us use it? And how are you able to decipher

1:48.8

the meaning of new slang terms? It's time to chillax to another whiff of science on.

2:18.8

Today, you're observing a fourth grade class. Pay close attention to any slang words or phrases

2:31.1

that you hear and count them on your fingers. Ready? Go.

2:37.7

Good morning class. Good morning, Mrs. Hogan. I'll be passing back the quiz you took yesterday.

2:43.7

Wait, excuse me? Who are you? What's your name? Uh-oh, I think she's talking to you.

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