Is it cool for parents to use their <b>children's slang?</b> What's wrong with the term "<b>illegal alien</b>"? Grant and Martha discuss possible alternatives. <b>Yehudi</b> refers to the mysterious character who holds up strapless dresses, turns the light on in the fridge, and does lots of other things we can't see. But why Yehudi? Also, terms from the <b>dictionary of anatomy</b>, an <b>idiom puzzle</b>, <b>putzing</b> around, <b>out of pocket</b>, <b>long in the tooth</b>, and the ancient roots of the folksy expression "<b>even a blind pig can find an acorn</b>." And what do you call the <b>slobber marks</b> a dog leaves on a window? <a href="http://www.waywordradio.org/thongs">See the full show notes at <i>A Way with Words</i></a>.
