Word of the day: Bigwig

Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp today. This episode was published on Friday, April 8, 2022. Bigwig: Bigwig is used to refer to someone with a lot of power or authority. It comes from the 1730s when men in authority wore white horse-hair wigs. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Bigwig Try a Weekly Thursday Quiz from ArtisanEnglish.jp. You listen to the podcast episodes. Now check to see if you learned from what you heard. Visit ArtisanEnglish.jp and go to the Weekly Quizzes page. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Quiz Below is another term from today’s episode that may have been new to you. The average Joe: The average Joe is an everyday American man. They're normal guys who work hard, enjoy baseball and aren't rich or poor. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/TheAverageJoe