EPISODE · Aug 7, 2022 · 1H 43M
That's Not My Name by The Ting Tings & Nicknames and Pet Names
from Getting Down & Wordy · host Russell Pirkle & Hannah Weyer
We talk about the etymology of the words nickname and pet name, why some nicknames don't look much like the name they're shortened from (like Robert -> Bob). Honorifics. Pet names through history. And for Eurovision we talk about Give That Wolf a Banana by Subwoolfer.
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We talk about the etymology of the words nickname and pet name, why some nicknames don't look much like the name they're shortened from (like Robert -> Bob). Honorifics. Pet names through history. And for Eurovision we talk about Give That Wolf a Banana by Subwoolfer.
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