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Big Words for Smart People

Eric and Frankie Sorenson

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

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15: Sprezzatura

Big Words for Smart People ·

2025/11/05

It's whatever, but the word for the week is:Sprezzatura - Noun : studied nonchalance : graceful conduct or performance without apparent effort : the state of Eric being a huge fartbag1 In this episode: Not a dilf, just a dil I’m a Sprouts 6 Almost no Twilight references in this one Furry Raves and Crypto Currency Fit check for my Garbodor era Lesbian Cheat Codes Smoking Cattails Like what we do? Join our Discord Community! https://discord.gg/nJC7nat4Jm Drop us a Line

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14. Lycanthropy

Big Words for Smart People ·

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 Like what we

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13: Fetid

Big Words for Smart People ·

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 Like what we do? Join our Discord Community! https://discord.gg/nJC7nat4Jm Drop us a Line! bigwordsforsmartpeople@gmail.com Support us! https://ko-fi.com/bw4sp Our

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12: Lachrymose

Big Words for Smart People ·

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 Like what we do? Join our Discord Community! https://discord.gg/nJC7nat4Jm Drop us a Line

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11: Lugubrious

Big Words for Smart People ·

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 Like what we do? Join our Discord Community! https://discord.gg/nJC7nat4Jm Drop us a Line! bigwordsforsmartpeople@gmail.com Support us! https://ko-fi.com/bw4sp Our

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10: Inauspicious

Big Words for Smart People ·

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,

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9: Worst

Big Words for Smart People ·

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 Like what we do? Join our Discord Community! https://discord.gg/nJC7nat4Jm Drop us a Line! bigwordsforsmartpeople@gmail.com Support us! https://ko-fi.com/bw4sp Our excellent

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8: Tyro

Big Words for Smart People ·

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 Like what we do? Join our Discord Community! https://discord.gg/nJC7nat4Jm Drop us a Line! bigwordsforsmartpeople@gmail.com Support us

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7: Endemic

Big Words for Smart People ·

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

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6: Idiosyncracy

Big Words for Smart People ·

2025/09/03

Go off, Quang! It's a new word for Word Wednesday: Idiosyncrasy - Noun 1a: a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality b: individual hypersensitiveness (as to a drug or food) 2: characteristic peculiarity (as of temperament) In this episode: Tiny little, semi-transparent Stewie Griffin knockoff tee Diagnosing yourself with a personality I’ve got too much money riding on Hoof Hearted Fishing for a better parent, a 30 pound

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5: Cedilla

Big Words for Smart People ·

2025/08/27

Eric's word for the week is that saucy little tail on the bottom of a 'c,' that's more fun to say than it is to type, it's 'cedilla.'Cedilla - noun : the diacritical mark ¸ placed under a letter (such as ç in French) to indicate an alteration or modification of its usual phonetic value (as in the French word façade) In this episode: C is a stupid letter Ambush haircuts We formally acknowledge this is a deeply American problem “Optional” grammatical markings What’s the ____ diacritical

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4: Jejune

Big Words for Smart People ·

2025/08/20

Happy Jejaugust! It's our highest energy, most hype episode yet! Jk, this ep is jejune af, y'all. Frankie and Eric are taking a relaxed stroll through their travel woes in this, BW4SPs quaternary episode. Jejune - adjective devoid of significance or interest : dull juvenile, puerile lacking nutritive value In this episode: Air travel is magic, change our minds... or maybe it's hell? You can't change our minds because we haven't decided yet "help!" No hard feelings, Newark Ooooo,

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3: Fontanelle

Big Words for Smart People ·

2025/08/13

The word of the week is: Fontanelle! Eric and Frankie are asking the tough questions. Questions like: what would you put in your soft fontanelle?Fontanelle - noun (or fontanel) : a membrane-covered opening in bone or between bones In this episode: Avoid the top-of-baby danger button (no soup allowed) Unqualified medical education and Eric’s brave birthing story Proper hygiene tips from a greasy family The inner machinations of a puzzle-factory is an enigma (as are the raccoon

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2: Lamination

Big Words for Smart People ·

2025/08/06

Frankie's brought us lamination this week - everyone's favorite superfluous office friend.In this episode: lambasting foreign Chinese food, the Great Breakfast Burrito Debate, "My particular brand of bathroom trauma," Cookie Tummy, framed pictures of crumpled art, and a warning to teachers everywhere. Like what we do? Join our Discord Community! https://discord.gg/nJC7nat4Jm Drop us a Line! bigwordsforsmartpeople@gmail.com Support us! https://ko-fi.com/bw4sp Our excellent bees by

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1: Encoding

Big Words for Smart People ·

2025/08/01

It's the premier episode and sibling duo Eric and Frankie are bringing you "encoding." It's a rambling journey to learn a new word - emphasis on journey.In this episode: learning new languages the hard way, middle school cruelty, the myth of neurotypical, and an incredible low bar for professionalism. Like what we do? Join our Discord Community! https://discord.gg/nJC7nat4Jm Drop us a Line! bigwordsforsmartpeople@gmail.com Support us! https://ko-fi.com/bw4sp Our excellent cover Art by

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