• S2 E5 - Joy and Rathin return after a break with a lot of words - literally! - words of the year, retronyms, backronyms, contronyms and Joy's quirky updates featuring sideburns and testicles!!!

  • Dec 25 2022
  • Length: 33 mins
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S2 E5 - Joy and Rathin return after a break with a lot of words - literally! - words of the year, retronyms, backronyms, contronyms and Joy's quirky updates featuring sideburns and testicles!!! cover art

S2 E5 - Joy and Rathin return after a break with a lot of words - literally! - words of the year, retronyms, backronyms, contronyms and Joy's quirky updates featuring sideburns and testicles!!!

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  • In our fifth episode this season, FACT OF THE MATTER, decides to go back a step and find out the many wonderful facets of words and their meanings!! In Main Course, hear about words of the year like woman, goblin mode and homer and why they were searched and checked worldwide - and get a load of quirky trivia on the origin of words like sideburn, testament and salary among others. Kick off the Christmas holidays by doing nothing except putting on your earphones and block off every other noise - as you gently doze off to the smooth droning sound of Joy and Rathin making a mess of the English language!!

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