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Tribble Trouble (Rebroadcast) - 3 February 2025

2025/2/3
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Listeners shared their thoughts on the emotion between deep depression and euphoria, with suggestions like placid and still. The hosts appreciated the thoughtful responses and encouraged further contributions.
  • Listeners responded with various words to describe the emotion between deep depression and euphoria.
  • Placid and still were suggested.
  • The hosts encouraged more submissions.

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In Cockney rhyming slang, apples and pears is a synonym for "stairs," and dustbin lids means kids. Plus, sniglets are clever coinages for things we don't already have words for. Any guesses what incogsneeto means? It's the act of trying to hide your sneeze while wearing a face mask. Also, how the vocabulary of science fiction influences our everyday conversation, from the tribble on your hat to vaccine development at warp speed! Plus unkempt vs. unkept, erase vs. delete, tribbles vs. pompoms, placid, meuf, a cryptic quiz, a tasty pangram, Barney for "trouble," earthborn, apple-dancing, dirtsider, one hand washes the other and both hands wash the face, and You must be holding your mouth wrong!

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