Wordsmitty: Recent Episodes
Cooper Gentles
On this half episode, we discuss the origin and etymology of words like: narcissist, erotic, martial, tantalizing, panic, and cereal! Did you know all these words come from mythological figures? They're eponyms! Yay!
What do you call someone’s online persona? Whether it be an avatar, handle, or profile, we’ve never really had a specific word for the mask we wear online—until now! Find out what to call the carefully sculpted identities hiding on the other end of your screen!
Pyg•ma•li•as
noun. A person’s carefully constructed online identity on a social media/dating platform. I totally fell for his pygmalias, but then I actually met him!
Have you ever seen something you knew in your mind was inedible, yet in your heart of hearts looked delicious or yummy? You didn’t have a word for that feeling before—now you do! Learn about magpies, Greek gods, and the most forbidden snack: the Tide Pod.
Pi•cos•i•al
adj. Describing something inedible that has a delicious or tantalizing appearance. The beaches of Fuerteventura have picosial algae, leading to the area’s internet name: “popcorn beach.”
In this, our second prologue, we discuss the tools that a wordsmith works with. Every great craftsmen should know their tools like the backs of their hands. To get to know ours, we will discuss your least favorite memory from high school—willy shakes! No, not that—William Shakespeare! Some words we discuss today are: gossip, critic, assassination, and a few others!
Welcome to Wordsmitty, a podcast for new words. What we do here is create new words out of old ones. Have a suggestion for a new word? Email your idea to Suggestions@wordsmitty.com! Include your first name, where you're writing from, and what happened to make you suggest this.