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Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins

Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins

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 Whole 9 Yards is a weekly podcast that will simultaneously educate, astonish, and amuse. Listen while we share equivocal research about the origin of words, phrases, and idioms we use every day. From the team at Big Science Pods, we bring you the whole 9 yards, the entire kit and caboodle, the whole shebang of this quick, entertaining look at our language and the history therein. Learn why we call New York "The Big Apple," what "red-handed" REALLY means and why sometimes people are "happy as a clam." So, let's cut to the chase, if you jump on the bandwagon now, the first 100 subscribers will be entered to win a Big Science Snuggie. Have a question about an idiom? Wanna drop us a line because you think we’re funny... or, not? Think we’re mistaken about any information we’ve shared? Hit us up at heyyou@whole9yards.org. We’re waiting with bated breath!© 2025 Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins Aprendizaje de Idiomas Ciencias Sociales
Episodios
  • W9Y Is Feeling Jaunty

    W9Y Is Feeling Jaunty
    May 23 2025

    Episode 268: Jay & Ray have some fun with old idioms. - Encore

    • dry humor
    • jaunty

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    Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groove salad at bigsciencemusic.com

    some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange, worldwidewords.
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    31 m
  • W9Y Burns the Midnight Oil

    W9Y Burns the Midnight Oil
    May 16 2025

    Episode 267: Jay & Ray call a few old idioms back on the carpet. - Encore

    • called on the carpet
    • burn the midnight oil

    Subscribe, review, and come find us on BlueSky, Insta, & FB.

    Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groove salad at bigsciencemusic.com

    some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange, worldwidewords.
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    31 m
  • W9Y Has Its Druthers

    W9Y Has Its Druthers
    May 9 2025

    Episode 266: Jay & Ray random up some idioms. -Encore

    • canoodle
    • druthers

    Subscribe, review, and come find us on BlueSky, Insta, & FB.

    Big Science Music is an award-winning original music and sound boutique. Providing scoring, sound design, radio, podcast, and all audio-post production services for the advertising, film, and video industries. Grab a taste of the groove salad at bigsciencemusic.com

    some of the W9Y sources include phrase finder uk, word wizard forums, etymology online, the OED, American Dictionary of Idioms, Wiki, newspapers.com, stackexchange, worldwidewords.
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    33 m
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