Big Words for Smart People

We've got a mighty, strong episode coming to you this week. The word of the week is: Puissance - noun : strength, power In this episode: Cat predictive text Dad strength, just like Holes Milo of Crotan Boy Wrestling Champion, Heracles cosplayer, kegel-king, cow-hauler Maybe see Zardoz Pokémon of the Week: Crowton 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

We’re excised to share this episode with you. We hope you find it subpar! The ward of the bay is: Malapropism - noun 1: the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase especially : the use of a word sounding somewhat like the one intended but ludicrously wrong in the context In this episode: What is the front of your shower? It’s another Frankie gameshow: Guess the malapropisms Using a gunshot noise felt uncomfortable, so Kid Pix guy has censored it I’m a real foxy moron, too American Boolean Operators Pokémon of the week: Malaprops 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

We're not saying you have to tell the court you listened to this episode, we're just saying it would be in your best interests to do so, if you catch our drift. The word of the week is:   Suborn - verb 1: to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing 2: to induce to commit perjury     also : to obtain (perjured testimony) from a witness In this episode: This episode presented by the OinCo brand ASMalaRm clock BW4SP-Noir You are my secret blackmail Christmas tree New rpg classes New company icebreaker: how would somebody induce you to secretly do an unlawful thing? Hi Reuben Schoolyard jailbreak My non-lethal keister Pokémon of the Week: Subacorn 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   Additional show music: Shopping Day Noir Alley

Take a moment, the word (concept?) of the week is:   Ma - noun In modern interpretations of traditional Japanese arts and culture, ma is an artistic interpretation of an empty space, often holding as much importance as the rest of an artwork and focusing the viewer on the intention of negative space in an art piece. In this episode: A sad, lost Italian man Don't knock, we're queer We need the valleys to see the peaks Anime hour The value of nothing Hey Reuben Pokémon of the Week: Mahumbug 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 Wikipedia

Don't cast us out yet, the word of the week is: Pariah - noun 1: one that is despised or rejected : outcast In this episode: Dude's-Rock Things No Genwunners allowed Hot Take: Scalpers are bad The 'C' Word Pokémon Police State Frankie will make your merch, no questions asked Pokemon of the Week: Pariagatr 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  

Nothing to worry about, the word of the week is: Agita - noun : a feeling of agitation or anxiety In this episode: A Prilosec Prophylactic BTBSS The Pine cone Game, prequel to the Violent Game Trampoline games Trash discoveries Frankie's horrible spoons Pokemon of the Week: Agyta 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

We we are are learning learning about about learning learning again again!    Mimetic - adjective 1: imitative 2: relating to, characterized by, or exhibiting mimicry In this episode: A story about Frankie's Bee-Hole A journey into cultural transmission A discussion on how dope lyrebirds are A chance for prehistoric echoes A possible origin for the bigfoot mythos A link to a youtube video Frankie talked about Pokémon of the Week: Liarlyre 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  

The word implanted into our word-womb was brought to us by a listener, thank you Kate (from Discord)! If you would like to have a word with us, hop into our Discord and let us know! Alssso, we're sssorry this podcassst episssode hasss ssso many fricative wordsss.  Ruthless - adjective : having no pity : merciless, cruel In this episode: It's the honest t Frankie's word-association rampage continues Ruthful Gnome 1GW The Ballad of Ruth's Chris Steakhouse A Cooler Full of Raw Meat Pokémon of the Week: Ruthsatyr 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

Bringing it back from the brink of annihilation, the word of the week is:   Extirpate - verb 1a: to destroy completely : wipe out   b: to pull up by the root 2: to cut out by surgery In this episode: Resonant hype waves Pokémon talk We're on to you, Webster Silphium - The miracle plant Pliny and his History-Jazz Extirpated Soup Pokémon of the Week: Extirpitatoe 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

Prepare for trouble! And make it double! The word of the week is: Fractious - adjective 1: tending to be troublesome : unruly 2: quarrelsome, irritable In this episode: 4 hours to do 2 minutes of work Special pokémon calls The Collective Noun Game Edgy superhero bread preferences A clowder of chowder, a bloat of boats, a smackerel of mackerel Bullying children to pet a fish Ruben did a handstand and you missed it On this episode of Beef Acts 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 Pokemon audio from Mimikyu and Victreebel

It's our first listener-suggested word! We're sorry... I don't know how to do spoiler text, so you'll just have to listen to figure out the word. The word of the week was suggested by Nico from our Discord. Thank you, Nico!   In this episode: Black eyes, white horse holographic A slapdash history of queer women's fashion pantsuits - the beigest word Otter-touching Movies about masculinity Getting a hairs cut Hair out of my Dennis 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

Y'all remember that "game" Frankie did for episode 27: Mercurial? Buckle up, folks Capricious - adjective 1: governed or characterized by sudden irrational and unpredictable impulses or whims : impulsive broadly : unpredictable, erratic 2 (law ): not supported by the weight of evidence or established rules of law In this episode: Eric has allergies and he sounds like droopy dog Pre-35 absolution Big Balls for Strong Trainers - A Pokémon Fancast Frankie's terrible word-association game round 2, nonsense boogaloo "You wanna see my goats throw up?" Frankie talks about plants for awhile or something, idk I checked out Jennifer Grievous and Optimus Prime Not a murder, this is for crabs Put another mark on the Dante tracker Lava-lamp scarcity Tar and feather me, daddy 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

Au-to-ma-ticity, the word of the week is:   Automaticity - noun (definitions from adjective form, automatic) 1a: largely or wholly involuntary b: acting or done spontaneously or unconsciously c: done or produced as if by machine : mechanical In this episode: Power Wash Celebrity Sighting We love doing two things at the same time poorly Eric teaches us about stuff... kinda Non-fluent pillow talk, yum Handing a controller to grandma Frankie's Link-shaped lesions We talk about video games a lot: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Donkey Kong Bananza, QWOP, Getting Over It with Bennet Foddy, Baby Steps, UFO 50, Mooncat (in UFO 50) Old memes If there's no friction, you can't feel anything 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 Additional Music: Electro Beat - New Wave Disco

Take your medicine, the word for the week is   Mithridatism - noun : tolerance to a poison acquired by taking gradually increased doses of it In this episode: BC - Before Chester "I don't care for Mithridatis VI..." Pliny the Elder wrote the Gen I PokeDex It takes 15 minutes to actually say the word of the day... Mad honey, yo I KNOW what a bug tastes like One carp in a bucket. 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

Turn to page 69 school planners and jot this down, the word of the week is:   Lenticular - adjective 1: having the shape of a double-convex lens 2: of or relating to a lens 3: provided with or utilizing lenticules In this episode Get that good vitamin Sun Elementary school nostalgia Eric may not have been a very good student - planner folding, holes in pencils, short pencil The first 20 minutes of the Sound of Music It all comes back to Reagan The omni-teacher Flavor-blasted notebooks Modern OLED Lenticulars 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 Breaking News Intro Background Music

Kaboom! The word for the week is:   Smithereens - plural noun : small broken pieces : fragments, bits In this episode: hot.dog I got blown to away Choose your own mindsweeper Chipocalypse Thanks, ball lightning! 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

Two Swordz joins us today with a new, two-part word!   Objet d'Art - noun 1: an article of some artistic value 2: curio In this episode: Piss hell (we promise this whole episode won’t be about pee) Banksy shredding The story of “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin” Fartin Scroti PleasrDAO, we barely even knew her… DAO We do really bad math (someone please correct us) Follow Two Bladez on Xanga 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

(Sorry we missed a week, Eric's a moron) Let's not lose our heads, y'all. The word of the week is:   Berserk - noun 1: an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable 2: one whose actions are recklessly defiant Berserk - adjective : markedly out of control due to intense anger or excitement : frenzied In this episode: Berserk AI Thrust your Gae Bolg into me, consensually Twinky heroes Lore-Accurate Warp Frenzy Kid Pix practice 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

We never thought we'd have to post this episode (it's so dang cold).   Mercurial - adjective 1a: characterized by rapid and unpredictable changeableness of mood b: very lively and quick c: changing often : very changeable 2a: having qualities (as of eloquence, ingenuity, or thievishness) attributed to the god Mercury or in astrology to the influence of the planet Mercury b: fast in development or occurrence : quick 3: of, relating to, or born under the planet Mercury 4: of, relating to, containing, or caused by mercury In this episode: Mr Chilly in the building Words Related to Certain Planets, a “game” by Frankie No, seriously y’all, I scored points in this game and I 100% have no understanding of how this game is played Bad Marvin Martian impressions Yeah, this game is still Calvinball 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

Two Swordz, Two Hearts, One Word:   Supercilious - adjective : coolly and patronizingly haughty   In this episode: Too many rangoons Introducing Two Swordz (and his Biggest Fanz) And JFKaby Lifeguard stunts Fun in media, less in reality The American Lean™ Hobbylos behavior   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

If you like listening to people talk about their cats, you're in luck! The word of the week is:   Caterwaul - verb 1: to make a harsh cry 2: to protest or complain noisily   In this episode: Bring back Street Pass in 2026 Frankie might not be very good at limericks either Cats Tiny Spider-Man window cleaning Howling sh*t sprints Coyote chorus We apologize for Frankie earblasting the audience   Special shout out to all our wonderful cats: Ruben Wilson, Kessie, Macaroni, Chicken Nugget French Fry Tabby. We love you and miss you, Loblolly Pratchett.   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

Just in time for the new year, the word of the week is:   Harrowing - Adjective : acutely distressing or painful   In this episode: What is the hottest tattoo? Self-broken bones Things to talk about while getting a tattoo The Twilight slippery slope Like, seriously, a lot of tattoo talk   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

Another addition to our growing collection of "slurs for hot people," the word of the week is:    Termagant - Noun 1Termagant : a deity erroneously ascribed to Islam by medieval European Christians and represented in early English drama as a violent character 2: an overbearing or nagging woman : shrew   In this episode: Exposing lifeguards Funny eyebrow bird We all secretly want a mommy-dommy More like mummy-dommy St. Thomas’ Knuckle-Bones: 1 for $3 or 12 for $20! Power Rangers Skate School Women’s Bible Review 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   Additional Links: The Actual History of Eating Mummies as Medicine by Abby Cox Ptarmigan audio courtesy of the National Park Service audio gallery: Look at this beautiful bird

Loosen those coin-purses, the word of the week is:   Parsimonious - adjective 1: exhibiting or marked by parsimony especially : frugal to the point of stinginess   2: sparing, restrained In this episode: Call Me Maybe Roulette Millennial grand-aunt Tree Anxiety Caked-Up Geeses for the Nieces Ways to ruin Frankie’s Birthday Links to local charities Support people experiencing homelessness in Eric's area here.   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, come quick! The word of the week is:   Expeditious - adjective : marked by or acting with prompt efficiency   In this episode: Snow Day Qualms Bird Calling Fish or Motorcycle Fast Family Dementia Clock Bonus: Ruben Sneezes 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

Just a heads up... lot's of pee talk in this one, folks.   Exude - intransitive verb 1: to ooze out 2: to undergo diffusion transitive verb 1: to cause to ooze or spread out in all directions 2: to display conspicuously or abundantly In this episode: Eric is still vaguely sick Dry guys go to heaven It ain't easy bein' greasy An embarrassing pee story Sweaty and confusing, but he’s an okay dad The vegetarian deerhunter   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

Hearken back once more to a time when farmers farmed farms and the Gak was abundant, the word for the week is:  Pastoral - adjective a(1): of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen (2): devoted to or based on livestock raising b: of or relating to the countryside : not urban c: portraying or expressive of the life of shepherds or country people especially in an idealized and conventionalized manner pastoral poetry d: pleasingly peaceful and innocent : idyllic   In this episode: Cat rivals I want a farm, but not, like, a real farm Oh wait, actually, never mind, farming is hard as hell Intentional Orpheus A brief '90s meditation Rural white-people code-switching What's your pastoral dream?   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

Just when you thought we couldn't be more childish, the word of the week is:   Puerile - Adjective 1: juvenile 2: childish, silly   In this episode: College Radio… um… college radio Foot condoms Ostrich dating In defense of bad action movies Minecraft horror mods Garbage hall pass Current stats: 80000 to 2000000 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

Ken you dig it? That's the word. It's ken.   Ken - Noun  1: the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge 2a: the range of vision   b: sight, view Ken - Verb 1 (archaic) : see   2 (chiefly dialectal) : recognize   3 (chiefly Scotland) : know In this episode: Social anxiety phone problems Hotel ghosts Benevolent voyeurism B R I A N Shut up and let’s talk about kennings Fill our inbox with the gnarliest kennings you can imagine The french OrbeezTM guy video (we know it was staged, but it's still funny)   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

This word comes with a warning: don't use this word. At least, change how you use it.   Pulchritudinous - Adjective : physical comeliness   In this episode: Pwe’re psorry pfor pthe pplosives Ulysses Quotes - Circe never disappoints Hot tips for sexy orchids Ruben does not have sexy phone voice No shade to North Carolina towns, we love you too Pants shopping - fit check for my Doug Funny era What’s pulchritudinous to you?   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

It's whatever, but the word for the week is:   Sprezzatura - Noun : studied nonchalance : graceful conduct or performance without apparent effort : the state of Eric being a huge fartbag1   In this episode: Not a dilf, just a dil I’m a Sprouts 6 Almost no Twilight references in this one Furry Raves and Crypto Currency Fit check for my Garbodor era Lesbian Cheat Codes Smoking Cattails   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   1 Additional definition brought to you by the Club Penguin Dictionary for Dingleberries

WOOOOOOORDS… werecast.  It’s the final word of our octobword spooktacular! The word of the week is:   Lycanthropy - Noun 1: a delusion that one has become a wolf 2: the assumption of the form and characteristics of a wolf held to be possible by witchcraft or magic In this episode: The Omegaverse Recap The story of Bisclavret My weekly gallivanting He Tycho Brahe’d her! Right there-wolf If you could werewolf-out into any animal, what would it be? Crab vanishing tricks  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   Bleh!

It's the penultimate word for Octobword and this one stinks! Also, trigger warning: dead animals (squirrels, deer)   Fetid - Adjective : having a heavy offensive smell   In this episode: Post-poop-cold-coffee A thousand years of latent piss A very bad soup Dead Skull speriment "I wanna huff your cat" if you know what I mean   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

The Octobword for this week is...   Lachrymose - Adjective 1: given to tears or weeping : tearful 2: tending to cause tears : mournful In this episode: I swear, I don’t know how how my glasses broke Catharting all over the place Weepy food Surprisingly real moments What fills your egg cup? What’s your favorite terrible game names? What’s the scary loud thing in your life? Ambulance jumpscare 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

It's time for another spoooooooky word!   Lugubrious - Adjective 1: mournful especially : exaggeratedly or affectedly (see affected entry 2 sense 1a)  2: dismal In this episode: Vampire Water Bed Bernd das Brot Airbud XIII - Now He Plays Baseball Droopy Dog “Impressions” Frank is Valid The Azure Waistcoat Comedy Tour Blehhhh 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   Music in this episode: Bach - Violin Concerto in A Minor - III. - BWV 1041 (Chamber Ensemble)  MIDI The Chain by Fleetwood Mac

It's the first Wednesday of spooky season and we've got twoOOOooOOOoo  words to celebrate!   Inauspicious - Adjective 1: being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come Auspicious - Adjective 1: showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious 2: attended by good auspices : fortunate, prosperous   In this episode: The narrowest ass in North Carolina Cat coughs - Draw what you think Ruben looks like Talking about Twilight in 2025 “I’m gListening” I’m not a ‘fate’ person, but… Hi Mom! Disclaimer: The hosts of Big Words for Smart People do not encourage you to fill a paper bag with paint and huff it like an asthmatic's inhaler. Second Disclaimer: Eating spiderwebs is totally okay.   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

It's our 'worst' episode (yet), but not like you think!   Worst - verb (transitive) : to get the better of : defeat In this episode: Conquering your challengees (sic) Frankie uses “Java” as a reference to ‘cool coding…’ Reasons I can’t get a job Parenting metaphors “I’m gonna knock it over” obtusive crosswords   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

We're still figuring things out, I guess you could say that, when it comes to podcasting, we're still a:   Tyro - noun : a beginner in learning : novice   In this episode: Tyro Banks Master's in Pokemonology What are you happy to be terrible at? Easy mode is a-okay rUbBeR pEnCiL Daniel the Sweet Little Cheek-Clapping Lad   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

Make using this word a key part of your identity, the word of the week is:   Endemic - adjective 1a: belonging or native to a particular people or country b: characteristic of or prevalent in a particular field, area, or environment   2: restricted or peculiar to a locality or region Endemic - noun 1: an organism that is restricted or peculiar to a locality or region : an endemic organism   2: a disease or outbreak of disease that is typically present in a particular region or population : an endemic disease   In this episode: Snail Lore Lauren Bacall Seals Frankie is an ozzyboo Crafting in silence near one another is my love language Fun animal facts? Best I can do is big plants   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

Go off, Quang! It's a new word for Word Wednesday:   Idiosyncrasy - Noun 1a: a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality b: individual hypersensitiveness (as to a drug or food)   2: characteristic peculiarity (as of temperament)   In this episode: Tiny little, semi-transparent Stewie Griffin knockoff tee Diagnosing yourself with a personality I’ve got too much money riding on Hoof Hearted Fishing for a better parent, a 30 pound whopper Relationship litmus tests how do you teach empathy What are your idiosyncrasies?   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

Eric's word for the week is that saucy little tail on the bottom of a 'c,' that's more fun to say than it is to type, it's 'cedilla.'   Cedilla - noun : the diacritical mark ¸ placed under a letter (such as ç in French) to indicate an alteration or modification of its usual phonetic value (as in the French word façade)   In this episode: C is a stupid letter Ambush haircuts We formally acknowledge this is a deeply American problem “Optional” grammatical markings What’s the ____ diacritical mark? Don't be supercilious, sex is super silly...ous This quickie could have been an email   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

Happy Jejaugust! It's our highest energy, most hype episode yet! Jk, this ep is jejune af, y'all. Frankie and Eric are taking a relaxed stroll through their travel woes in this, BW4SPs quaternary episode.    Jejune - adjective devoid of significance or interest : dull juvenile, puerile lacking nutritive value   In this episode: Air travel is magic, change our minds... or maybe it's hell? You can't change our minds because we haven't decided yet "help!" No hard feelings, Newark Ooooo, what's that smell? It's "pugnent" Lightning strikes near the scrunchy-tunnel An inch and a half changes everything Airport sinks, am I right?!   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

The word of the week is: Fontanelle! Eric and Frankie are asking the tough questions. Questions like: what would you put in your soft fontanelle?   Fontanelle - noun (or fontanel) : a membrane-covered opening in bone or between bones   In this episode: Avoid the top-of-baby danger button (no soup allowed) Unqualified medical education and Eric’s brave birthing story Proper hygiene tips from a greasy family The inner machinations of a puzzle-factory is an enigma (as are the raccoon puzzle wizards) Presidential food suppository stories - we… don’t talk to Terry Pachycephalosaurus fun facts   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

Frankie's brought us lamination this week - everyone's favorite superfluous office friend.   Lamination - noun the process of laminating the state of being laminated a laminated structure lamina (Eric's note: isn't this just the same thing but again?) a defect in a coin in which a layer of metal appears to have buckled or fallen off during the striking process   In this episode: Lambasting foreign Chinese food The Great Breakfast Burrito Debate "My particular brand of bathroom trauma" Cookie Tummy Framed pictures of crumpled art A warning to teachers everywhere.   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

It's the premier episode and sibling duo Eric and Frankie are bringing you "encoding." It's a rambling journey to learn a new word - emphasis on journey.   Encoding - verb a: to convert (something, such as a body of information) from one system of communication into another especially : to convert (a message) into code or, b: to convey symbolically to specify the genetic code for   In this episode: Learning new languages the hard way Middle school cruelty The myth of neurotypical An incredible low bar for professionalism.   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   Episodes will usually release on Wednesdays, this one's an exception so we can start hosting. We appreciate your understanding!