Join two wayward radio hosts on
A Way With Words
, the call-in radio show about writing, speaking, slang, old sayings, and more.
About
Categories
Catchwords
Cohort
Word-A-Day
Entries
Feeds
Login
Search
Alphabetical Entries Beginning With
T
taco
v. (13 Jul 2005)
Taig
n. (6 May 2004)
take a haircut
v. phr. (17 Aug 2006)
takeout
n. (26 Apr 2004)
talent bucket
n. (21 Jul 2005)
talk out (the side of) one’s neck
v. phr. (25 Nov 2005)
talker
n. (10 Jan 2006)
tanker yanker
n. (3 May 2007)
tap-tap
n. (5 Aug 2004)
tea sommelier
n. (23 May 2007)
teamgym
n. (18 May 2004)
teaser parking
n. (6 Jun 2007)
technology butler
n. (8 Jan 2007)
teeth arm
n. (23 Dec 2004)
telltale
n. (18 Aug 2004)
tent pole
n. (18 Jun 2004)
terminal wean
n. (22 Mar 2005)
terp
n. (20 Sep 2004)
therapism
n. (19 Jul 2005)
third shift
n. (11 Apr 2007)
three plastic animals rule
n. (14 Dec 2005)
three-D job
n. (13 Oct 2006)
three-jack
n. (19 Jun 2007)
thrillionaire
n. (20 Jul 2005)
Throckmorton sign
n. (6 Feb 2006)
throw
n. (19 Sep 2007)
throw (someone) under the bus
v. phr. (2 Oct 2006)
throw down
n. (7 Mar 2005)
throw red meat
v. (13 Jul 2004)
throw shade
v. phr. (4 Jan 2006)
thulp
v. (8 Jul 2005)
thumper
n. (9 Aug 2004)
thunder run
n. (22 Mar 2005)
tick-tacker
n. (26 Jun 2004)
tie-down
n. (11 Jul 2005)
tiger kidnapping
n. (12 Jan 2005)
tiger stripe
n. (16 Oct 2006)
time famine
n. (8 Jul 2004)
tin medal
n. (1 Mar 2006)
Tingle table
n. (17 Apr 2007)
tinterweb
n. (7 Dec 2006)
tiny heart syndrome
n. (23 Mar 2005)
tip drill
n. (28 May 2004)
tip-on
n. (1 Sep 2004)
TMPMITW
n. (14 May 2004)
toe-popper
n. (27 May 2005)
toe-touch
n. (15 Sep 2004)
tok cork
v. (13 Jul 2004)
tom-walkers
n.pl. (29 Apr 2005)
tomato can
n. (17 May 2004)
tombstoning
n. (3 Nov 2005)
toolie
n. (29 Nov 2004)
tools of ignorance
n. (24 May 2004)
top-hatting
n. (10 Aug 2005)
torch party
n. (6 Jul 2006)
tot lot
n. (18 Jul 2006)
tote a note
v. phr. (20 Aug 2007)
totopo
n. (26 Apr 2004)
totty shot
n. (14 Jun 2004)
touchback
n. (29 May 2007)
trace
v. (18 May 2004)
trailing spouse
n. (21 Dec 2006)
train wreck
n. (28 Jun 2006)
tramp stamp
n. (7 Dec 2005)
trapo
n. (7 Jun 2004)
Trashcanistan
n. (12 May 2004)
trep
n. (13 Sep 2007)
Trinbagonian
n. (20 Dec 2004)
trout pout
n. (8 Sep 2004)
trowel fodder
n. (10 Sep 2007)
trucker bomb
n. (5 Oct 2005)
trufan
n. (10 May 2004)
tsoris
n.pl. (19 Jul 2005)
Tsunami Tuesday
n. (14 May 2007)
tumblehome
n. (7 Aug 2007)
tumpsy
n. (6 Sep 2007)
tumshie
n. (3 Nov 2004)
tuner car
n. (19 Jan 2005)
turkey
n. (1 May 2004)
turkey bacon
n. (21 Sep 2004)
turkey peek
n. (2 Aug 2006)
twazzock
n. (10 Jul 2007)
twidget
n. (21 Jun 2004)
twist (someone’s) cap
v. phr. (11 May 2006)
two and barbecue
other. (15 Jun 2006)
two-spirited
adj. (20 May 2004)
Recent Catchwords
tabletop exercise
n. (11/20)
fallen angel
n. (11/20)
sticky bomb
n. (11/20)
may state
n. (11/20)
Katrina cottage
n. (11/20)
autastic
adj. (11/20)
Twi-hard
n. (11/20)
screw up move up
n. (11/20)
crop
n. (11/20)
cutaway
n. (11/20)
hanger appeal
n. (11/20)
foiler
n. (11/19)
Romanette
n. (11/19)
labette
n. (11/18)
scope dope
n. (11/18)
platespeak
n. (11/18)
triggerfish
n. (11/18)
belay slave
n. (11/16)
blend wall
n. (11/16)
bliss point
n. (11/16)
 
More catchwords...
Lexicographer's Rules
The American Dialect Society seeks 2008 word-of-the-year nominations
(11/20)
Where would we be without “ass”?
(10/8)
Organizing Our Marvellous Neighbours
(10/6)
What a bitchin’ word!
(9/24)
Don’t forget about the dialect: dauncy/donsie, faunch, and jockey box
(9/10)
Wilf? Yuffer? Get real!
(8/27)
Lexicographer Laurence Urdang Dies at 81
(8/26)
A thesaurus can be harmful
(8/6)
Can bad language punditry be stopped? Can false attributions for classic quotes be fixed?
(7/27)
There’s one in every country
(7/23)
 
More blog entries...
Find A Word »
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z
0-9
Search
Search Site
Google Site Search
Recent searches
:
meh…
meh…
ent…
sts…
cracker…
New Comments
Steve commented on
hotbox
(11/18)
Dr. Andrew Ruddle commented on
midnight drop
(11/18)
Kortney commented on
shralping
(11/16)
Michelle Jerome commented on
woo-woo
(11/14)
stack commented on
robotripping
(11/13)
R. Hopkins commented on
one-eighty-seven
(11/12)
C commented on
featherwood
(11/11)
mitch commented on
catch a crab
(11/4)
adaku opara commented on
nigger-knock
(11/4)
Nishant commented on
Truman Show delusion
(11/4)
Chris Waigl commented on
bendy bus
(11/3)
Sandi Boniello commented on
pump head
(10/31)
ker commented on
Yankee dime
(10/31)
Steve Barron commented on
carabao English
(10/30)
Cassandra commented on
pump head
(10/30)
Subscribe to the RSS feed.
•
Subscribe to the mailing list.
•
Browse the archive
.
•
Add to Technorati Favorites.
•
© 1999-2008 by
Grant Barrett
, Double-Tongued Dictionary, New York City.