Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins

Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Sayings...

August 05, 2020 Big Science Pods Season 1 Episode 23
Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Origins
Whole 9 Yards: Idioms, Etymology, & Sayings...
Show Notes

Episode 23: Jay & Ray say some things.

  • Bob's your uncle
  • By & large 
  • Heavens to Betsy 
  • Call a spade a spade

Link to W.E.B. Dubois's powerful essay 'Returning Soldiers' written to the African-American soldiers returning from WWI.

Snagglepuss (not Marvin Martian)

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

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