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EPISODE · Jun 10, 2026 · 39 MIN

45: Imbroglio

from Big Words for Smart People · host Eric and Frankie

Hey chat... we’d like to apologize to all the weasels out there... we’re going to stop talking, and start listening... to the word of the week! Imbroglio - noun 1a: an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding  b: scandal sense 1a  c: a violently confused or bitterly complicated altercation : embroilment  d: an intricate or complicated situation (as in a drama or novel) 2: a confused mass In this episode: Hegelochus’ terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day Who’s the sexy crab? Greek drama == Tomodachi Life drama By the Weasel, By the Weasel, By the Beautiful Weasel You ever say the wrong word so bad that people are still talking about it 2434 years later? Proto-memes A severe, ongoing lapse in judgement Pokémon of the Week: Imbrogleo Like what we do? Join our Discord Community! https://discord.gg/nJC7nat4Jm  Drop us a Line! [email protected] Support us! https://ko-fi.com/bw4sp Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon Show-notes definition pulled from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary

Hey chat... we’d like to apologize to all the weasels out there... we’re going to stop talking, and start listening... to the word of the week! Imbroglio - noun 1a: an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding  b: scandal sense 1a  c: a violently confused or bitterly complicated altercation : embroilment  d: an intricate or complicated situation (as in a drama or novel) 2: a confused mass In this episode: Hegelochus’ terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day Who’s the sexy crab? Greek drama == Tomodachi Life drama By the Weasel, By the Weasel, By the Beautiful Weasel You ever say the wrong word so bad that people are still talking about it 2434 years later? Proto-memes A severe, ongoing lapse in judgement Pokémon of the Week: Imbrogleo Like what we do? Join our Discord Community! https://discord.gg/nJC7nat4Jm  Drop us a Line! [email protected] Support us! https://ko-fi.com/bw4sp Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon Show-notes definition pulled from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary

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