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  • 14. Lycanthropy

    14. Lycanthropy
    2025/10/29

    WOOOOOOORDS… werecast.

    It’s the final word of our octobword spooktacular! The word of the week is:

    Lycanthropy - Noun

    1: a delusion that one has become a wolf 2: the assumption of the form and characteristics of a wolf held to be possible by witchcraft or magic

    In this episode:

    • The Omegaverse Recap
    • The story of Bisclavret
    • My weekly gallivanting
    • He Tycho Brahe’d her!
    • Right there-wolf
    • If you could werewolf-out into any animal, what would it be?
    • Crab vanishing tricks

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    Bleh!
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    34 分
  • 13: Fetid

    13: Fetid
    2025/10/22

    It's the penultimate word for Octobword and this one stinks! Also, trigger warning: dead animals (squirrels, deer)

    Fetid - Adjective

    : having a heavy offensive smell

    In this episode:

    • Post-poop-cold-coffee
    • A thousand years of latent piss
    • A very bad soup
    • Dead Skull speriment
    • "I wanna huff your cat" if you know what I mean

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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 分
  • 12: Lachrymose

    12: Lachrymose
    2025/10/15

    The Octobword for this week is...

    Lachrymose - Adjective

    1: given to tears or weeping : tearful 2: tending to cause tears : mournful

    In this episode:

    • I swear, I don’t know how how my glasses broke
    • Catharting all over the place
    • Weepy food
    • Surprisingly real moments
    • What fills your egg cup?
    • What’s your favorite terrible game names?
    • What’s the scary loud thing in your life?
    • Ambulance jumpscare

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    Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon

    Show-notes definition pulled from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary
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    45 分
  • 11: Lugubrious

    11: Lugubrious
    2025/10/08

    It's time for another spoooooooky word!

    Lugubrious - Adjective

    1: mournful especially : exaggeratedly or affectedly (see affected entry 2 sense 1a) 2: dismal

    In this episode:

    • Vampire Water Bed
    • Bernd das Brot
    • Airbud XIII - Now He Plays Baseball
    • Droopy Dog “Impressions”
    • Frank is Valid
    • The Azure Waistcoat Comedy Tour
    • Blehhhh

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    Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon

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

    Music in this episode:

    • Bach - Violin Concerto in A Minor - III. - BWV 1041 (Chamber Ensemble)
    • MIDI The Chain by Fleetwood Mac
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    39 分
  • 10: Inauspicious

    10: Inauspicious
    2025/10/01

    It's the first Wednesday of spooky season and we've got twoOOOooOOOoo words to celebrate!

    Inauspicious - Adjective

    1: being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come

    Auspicious - Adjective

    1: showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious 2: attended by good auspices : fortunate, prosperous

    In this episode:

    • The narrowest ass in North Carolina
    • Cat coughs - Draw what you think Ruben looks like
    • Talking about Twilight in 2025
    • “I’m gListening”
    • I’m not a ‘fate’ person, but…
    • Hi Mom!

    Disclaimer: The hosts of Big Words for Smart People do not encourage you to fill a paper bag with paint and huff it like an asthmatic's inhaler.

    Second Disclaimer: Eating spiderwebs is totally okay.

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    Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon

    Show-notes definition pulled from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary
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    43 分
  • 9: Worst

    9: Worst
    2025/09/24

    It's our 'worst' episode (yet), but not like you think!

    Worst - verb (transitive)

    : to get the better of : defeat

    In this episode:

    • Conquering your challengees (sic)
    • Frankie uses “Java” as a reference to ‘cool coding…’
    • Reasons I can’t get a job
    • Parenting metaphors
    • “I’m gonna knock it over”
    • obtusive crosswords

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    Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon

    Show-notes definition pulled from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary
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    44 分
  • 8: Tyro

    8: Tyro
    2025/09/17

    We're still figuring things out, I guess you could say that, when it comes to podcasting, we're still a:

    Tyro - noun

    : a beginner in learning : novice

    In this episode:

    • Tyro Banks
    • Master's in Pokemonology
    • What are you happy to be terrible at?
    • Easy mode is a-okay
    • rUbBeR pEnCiL
    • Daniel the Sweet Little Cheek-Clapping Lad

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    Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon

    Show-notes definition pulled from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary
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    30 分
  • 7: Endemic

    7: Endemic
    2025/09/10

    Make using this word a key part of your identity, the word of the week is:

    Endemic - adjective

    1a: belonging or native to a particular people or country b: characteristic of or prevalent in a particular field, area, or environment 2: restricted or peculiar to a locality or region

    Endemic - noun

    1: an organism that is restricted or peculiar to a locality or region : an endemic organism 2: a disease or outbreak of disease that is typically present in a particular region or population : an endemic disease

    In this episode:

    • Snail Lore
    • Lauren Bacall Seals
    • Frankie is an ozzyboo
    • Crafting in silence near one another is my love language
    • Fun animal facts? Best I can do is big plants

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    Our excellent bees by Lava-Salmon

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