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M’waukee Talk

Can you understand Milwaukee talk? Martha and Grant get a call from behind Wisconsin’s “cheddar curtain.” And ... etymology anyone? What are the origins of odd words like “cuckold” and “nincompo

M’waukee Talk

Can you understand Milwaukee talk? Martha and Grant get a call from behind Wisconsin’s “cheddar curtain.” They’ll also try to figure out the origins of odd words like“cuckold” and “nincompoop.”

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They’ll also play a game about famous word trios that’ll make you fall “hook, line, and sinker.”

And by the way, why is “Celtic” usually pronounced with an initial “K” sound, unless you’re talking about the Boston basketball team?
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