Words Unravelled with RobWords and Jess Zafarris

21 Episoder

1. Why does oxygen have the wrong name? | ELEMENTS

   Udgivet: 18.9.2024
2. What does antidisestablishmentarianism mean? | LONG WORDS

   Udgivet: 11.9.2024
3. Why are you such a nincompoop? | INSULTS

   Udgivet: 4.9.2024
4. Do geese see god? | PALINDROMES

   Udgivet: 28.8.2024
5. Why is the word "dog" such a mystery? | ANIMAL WORDS

   Udgivet: 21.8.2024
6. What mystery did the original "clue" solve? | MYTHOLOGY WORDS

   Udgivet: 14.8.2024
7. Can a word be its own opposite? | CONTRONYMS

   Udgivet: 7.8.2024
8. Do "vegetables" technically exist? | FOOD WORDS

   Udgivet: 31.7.2024
9. What exactly is a "petard" anyway? | FOSSIL WORDS

   Udgivet: 24.7.2024
10. Have you ever had the mulligrubs? | LOST WORDS

    Udgivet: 17.7.2024
11. How did the planets get their names? | SPACE WORDS

    Udgivet: 12.6.2024
12. Did the Greeks have a word for blue? COLOR WORDS

    Udgivet: 5.6.2024
13. American vs. British English: A transatlantic war of words

    Udgivet: 29.5.2024
14. Was an orange ever a "norange"? | WORD MASH-UPS

    Udgivet: 22.5.2024
15. What's poopy about a poop deck? | NAUTICAL ETYMOLOGY

    Udgivet: 15.5.2024
16. Can you be gormful, wistless or ert? | UNPAIRED WORDS

    Udgivet: 8.5.2024
17. Why is it a "murder" of crows? | COLLECTIVE NOUNS

    Udgivet: 1.5.2024
18. Is "posh" really an acronym? | WORD MYTHS

    Udgivet: 24.4.2024
19. Are you getting these wrong too? | EGGCORNS

    Udgivet: 17.4.2024
20. Why do we say "hello"? | GREETINGS

    Udgivet: 10.4.2024