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Coinkydink (Rebroadcast) - 26 June 2023

A Way with Words - language, linguistics, and callers from all over

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The History of Horn-Swoggle

Horn-swoggle dates to around the 1820s. It was part of this trend of newspaper editors and writers for newspapers just inventing these ridiculous long words. There's a famous quote, though, that I want to share with you from 1895 talking about snolly-goster.

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