Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins

By: Big Science Pods
Listen for free

  • Summary

  • 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!
    © 2024 Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins
    Show more Show less
Comedy & Humor Language Learning Social Sciences
Show more Show less
activate_Holiday_promo_in_buybox_DT_T2
Episodes
  • W9Y Gets Squared Away

    W9Y Gets Squared Away
    Nov 22 2024

    Episode 247: Jay & Ray get squared away with old idioms. - Encore

    • spic and span
    • squared away

    Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & 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.
    Show more Show less
    25 mins
  • W9Y Teetotals

    W9Y Teetotals
    Nov 15 2024

    Episode 246: Jay & Ray have old idioms flying out their wazoo. - Encore

    • teetotaller
    • wazoo

    Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & 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.
    Show more Show less
    36 mins
  • W9Y Goes Tit for Tat

    W9Y Goes Tit for Tat
    Nov 8 2024

    Episode 245: Jay & Ray enjoy the scent of some old idioms. - Encore

    • p.u.
    • tit for tat

    Subscribe, review, and come find us on Twitter, Instagram, & 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.
    Show more Show less
    31 mins

What listeners say about Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    1
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    1
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    1
  • 4 Stars
    0
  • 3 Stars
    0
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Audible.com reviews

Amazon reviews
No Reviews are Available