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Big Words for Smart People

Big Words for Smart People

Written by: Eric and Frankie
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Eric and Frankie are not linguists.

What Eric and Frankie lack in bona fides (boring fides, more like it) they make up for in sibling jocularity, rampaging tangents, and lighthearted ribbing. They already know you're a smart person, you don't need to be told that.

Instead, join them every Wednesday to learn a new, cool, big word to enrich your new, cool, big brain and listen in on a casual conversation loosely connected to the word.

BW4SP releases weekly to enrich your lexicon, ~30 minutes at a time.

All thoughts, ideas, and opinions expressed in Big Words for Smart People are their own.
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Episodes
  • 44: Malapropism

    44: Malapropism
    Jun 3 2026

    We’re excised to share this episode with you. We hope you find it subpar! The ward of the bay is:

    Malapropism - noun

    1: the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase especially : the use of a word sounding somewhat like the one intended but ludicrously wrong in the context

    In this episode:

    • What is the front of your shower?
    • It’s another Frankie gameshow: Guess the malapropisms
    • Using a gunshot noise felt uncomfortable, so Kid Pix guy has censored it
    • I’m a real foxy moron, too
    • American Boolean Operators
    • Pokémon of the week: Malaprops

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    Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon

    Show-notes definition pulled from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary
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    39 mins
  • 43: Suborn

    43: Suborn
    May 27 2026

    We're not saying you have to tell the court you listened to this episode, we're just saying it would be in your best interests to do so, if you catch our drift. The word of the week is:

    Suborn - verb

    1: to induce secretly to do an unlawful thing 2: to induce to commit perjury also : to obtain (perjured testimony) from a witness In this episode:
    • This episode presented by the OinCo brand ASMalaRm clock
    • BW4SP-Noir
    • You are my secret blackmail Christmas tree
    • New rpg classes
    • New company icebreaker: how would somebody induce you to secretly do an unlawful thing?
    • Hi Reuben
    • Schoolyard jailbreak
    • My non-lethal keister
    • Pokémon of the Week: Subacorn

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    Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon

    Show-notes definition pulled from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary

    Additional show music:

    • Shopping Day
    • Noir Alley
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    33 mins
  • 42: Ma

    42: Ma
    May 20 2026

    Take a moment, the word (concept?) of the week is:

    Ma - noun

    In modern interpretations of traditional Japanese arts and culture, ma is an artistic interpretation of an empty space, often holding as much importance as the rest of an artwork and focusing the viewer on the intention of negative space in an art piece.

    In this episode:

    • A sad, lost Italian man
    • Don't knock, we're queer
    • We need the valleys to see the peaks
    • Anime hour
    • The value of nothing
    • Hey Reuben
    • Pokémon of the Week: Mahumbug

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    Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon

    Show-notes definition pulled from Wikipedia
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    37 mins
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