#9045, aired 2024-02-23 | ELECTION LINGO $200: If you don't vote in person on Election Day, you've cast this type of ballot, whether by mail or by early voting an absentee ballot |
#9045, aired 2024-02-23 | ELECTION LINGO $400: Many state officers can be removed with this type of election; the folks who wanted it in the U.S. Constitution lost out a recall |
#9045, aired 2024-02-23 | ELECTION LINGO $600: This type of informal vote to test political sentiment may take its name from plant stalks tossed up to gauge wind direction a straw poll |
#9045, aired 2024-02-23 | ELECTION LINGO $800: Abbreviated RCV, this type of voting allows the rating of candidates by graded preference to avoid runoff elections ranked-choice voting |
#9045, aired 2024-02-23 | ELECTION LINGO $1000: Candidates for local posts like school board president are often elected without a ballot by this, from the Latin for "shout" acclamation |
#20, aired 2023-11-15 | CRINGEWORTHY OFFICE LINGO $100: Figuratively speaking, you might "put" this "in" an issue to be handled later, or perhaps an issue to be handled... never put a pin in it |
#20, aired 2023-11-15 | CRINGEWORTHY OFFICE LINGO $200: This 2-word phrase meaning "chat" or "connect" may have started as a sports metaphor; overusing it is now a national pastime touch base |
#20, aired 2023-11-15 | CRINGEWORTHY OFFICE LINGO $300: It's a way of saying "reconnect later", with a dash of needless geometry thrown in for good measure circle back |
#20, aired 2023-11-15 | CRINGEWORTHY OFFICE LINGO $400: It's a sonar-inspired way to say "contact me"--when "text me", "call me" or "email me" just won't cut it ping me |
#20, aired 2023-11-15 | CRINGEWORTHY OFFICE LINGO $500: It's a 3-word phrase meaning "at one's own expense"--& a needlessly wordy way of saying "unavailable" out of pocket |
#8834, aired 2023-03-23 | TV SHOW LINGO $400: Plinko was unveiled on this game show in 1983 The Price is Right |
#8834, aired 2023-03-23 | TV SHOW LINGO $800: This Roy family epic taught us "prekend", starting Thursday after lunch Succession |
#8834, aired 2023-03-23 | TV SHOW LINGO $1200: Marshall, played by him on "How I Met Your Mother", coined "Revertigo" (Jason) Segel |
#8834, aired 2023-03-23 | TV SHOW LINGO $1600: This substance powers spaceships on "Star Trek" dilithium (crystals) |
#8834, aired 2023-03-23 | TV SHOW LINGO $2000: In the '60s this comedy mishmash from Dan Rowan & Dick Martin introduced bippy, as in "You bet your sweet..." Laugh-In |
#8661, aired 2022-06-13 | TEXTING, TEXTING $1000: ATEOTD, in texting lingo, ATEOTD is short for this at the end of the day |
#8584, aired 2022-02-24 | NAUTICAL LINGO $400: A binnacle was a case often made of a nonmagnetic metal so it could store this guiding device a compass |
#8584, aired 2022-02-24 | NAUTICAL LINGO $800: Wa'a kaukahi is a Hawaiian canoe with just one of these; wa'a kaulua has a double one hulls |
#8584, aired 2022-02-24 | NAUTICAL LINGO $1600: A wall or partition that separates compartments on a vessel a bulkhead |
#8584, aired 2022-02-24 | NAUTICAL LINGO $2000: Also a southwestern city, it's the pole upon which the ship's colors are flown Flagstaff |
#8584, aired 2022-02-24 | NAUTICAL LINGO $4,000 (Daily Double): A boat that doesn't list was said to be "on" this, which now means a calm disposition on an even keel |
#8573, aired 2022-02-09 | SPORTY LINGO $200: The best pitcher on a baseball team is known as this playing card the ace |
#8573, aired 2022-02-09 | SPORTY LINGO $400: A practice opponent who makes you better, like Harvey Cody Jones for Muhammad Ali a sparring partner |
#8573, aired 2022-02-09 | SPORTY LINGO $600: There's a cozy word in this term for a player or a person who sits around waiting to go in a benchwarmer |
#8573, aired 2022-02-09 | SPORTY LINGO $800: In 2021 the U.S. Secretary of State used this tennis expression to say it's North Korea's turn to make a move on nuclear talks the ball is in their court |
#8573, aired 2022-02-09 | SPORTY LINGO $1000: Sporty term for the action here that's deliberately, perhaps sarcastically, restrained a golf clap |
#8366, aired 2021-03-29 | YOU'LL EAT THOSE WORDS $1000: A 1930s guide to underworld lingo provides the first known written use of this baked product as slang for money bread |
#8327, aired 2021-02-02 | RHYME TIME $1200: Jargon for the "parlor" game in which players mark off numbers on a card bingo lingo |
#8270, aired 2020-10-30 | ALL THAT JAZZ LINGO $200: This 3-letter word means "in the know"; add "cat" to the end & it means a jazz fan hep |
#8270, aired 2020-10-30 | ALL THAT JAZZ LINGO $400: When musicians informally improvise together, it's a clambake or this edible session a jam |
#8270, aired 2020-10-30 | ALL THAT JAZZ LINGO $600: This plural word for skill in using an instrument comes from the power exhibited by a trumpeter, not a cut of pork chops |
#8270, aired 2020-10-30 | ALL THAT JAZZ LINGO $800: This 4-letter nonsense singing comes from a line that continues "...da-doo" scat |
#8270, aired 2020-10-30 | ALL THAT JAZZ LINGO $1000: This "insectile" swing dance came from a Cab Calloway song & originally meant a nervous person the jitterbug |
#8252, aired 2020-10-06 | CORPORATE LINGO $400: In baseball, you do this to avoid being thrown out as a runner; in meetings, it means to follow up with a person touch base |
#8252, aired 2020-10-06 | CORPORATE LINGO $800: In biology, it's all the diverse organisms in a location; in business, it's all the parts of an industry an ecosystem |
#8252, aired 2020-10-06 | CORPORATE LINGO $1200: You can do this to change songs on a record or in business to generate a desired reaction or change the outcome move the needle |
#8252, aired 2020-10-06 | CORPORATE LINGO $1600: A printing term for an image that pushes past the margin is this edge, more innovative than cutting edge bleeding edge |
#8252, aired 2020-10-06 | CORPORATE LINGO $2000: This adjective describes a mountain that can be climbed or a company that can handle increased sales or workload scalable |
#8192, aired 2020-03-31 | BASEBALL LINGO $200: A round tripper, a tater, a 4-bagger a home run |
#8192, aired 2020-03-31 | BASEBALL LINGO $400: The hot corner, a nickname for this position, was coined after a player fielded 7 line drives in an 1889 game third base |
#8192, aired 2020-03-31 | BASEBALL LINGO $600: This term for a player who rarely misses a game was applied to Joe McGinnity, a former foundry worker, & later Cal Ripken Jr. an iron man |
#8192, aired 2020-03-31 | BASEBALL LINGO $800: (Jimmy of the Clue Crew demonstrates a catch.) Fielding a ball waist high with the palm up is this type of catch popularized by the great Willie Mays a basket catch |
#8192, aired 2020-03-31 | BASEBALL LINGO $1000: This term for the big leagues is also a pop song featured in the last scene of "Moneyball" "The Show" |
#7833, aired 2018-10-03 | BUSINESS LINGO $400: 2-4-6-8! What does this? Any asset that loses value over time depreciate |
#7833, aired 2018-10-03 | BUSINESS LINGO $800: A formal document about a stock offering, like the one Valvoline filed with the SEC Sept. 12, 2016 a prospectus |
#7833, aired 2018-10-03 | BUSINESS LINGO $1200: This Omaha-based super investor calls the space between you & the competition a moat Warren Buffett |
#7833, aired 2018-10-03 | BUSINESS LINGO $1600: When 2 different products are sold as a package deal, ti's called this "B" term; software is a good example bundling |
#7833, aired 2018-10-03 | BUSINESS LINGO $2000: A major change in how your business operates is called this type of "shift", from the Greek for "pattern" a paradigm shift |
#7748, aired 2018-04-25 | DAMON RUNYONESQUE GANGSTER LINGO $200: Meaning to die, it sounds like an amphibian noise croak |
#7748, aired 2018-04-25 | DAMON RUNYONESQUE GANGSTER LINGO $400: A shiv is a knife & an equalizer is this other weapon a gun |
#7748, aired 2018-04-25 | DAMON RUNYONESQUE GANGSTER LINGO $600: Sounds like an absence of wagering cubes, but it means "isn't gonna happen" no dice |
#7748, aired 2018-04-25 | DAMON RUNYONESQUE GANGSTER LINGO $800: Meaning con artists or swindlers, it was the title of a 1990 Anjelica Huston-John Cusack film Grifters |
#7748, aired 2018-04-25 | DAMON RUNYONESQUE GANGSTER LINGO $1000: Runyon gangsters use this word for the face; Jackie Gleason put it after "Pow! Right in the..." kisser |
#7620, aired 2017-10-27 | MODERN LINGO $200: FOMO is fear of doing this; its corollary is JOMO, joy of it missing out |
#7620, aired 2017-10-27 | MODERN LINGO $400: Merriam-Webster's newer terms for subtly expressing scorn include "side-eye" & "throw" this shade |
#7620, aired 2017-10-27 | MODERN LINGO $600: This 3-letter word means "amazing"; in a Rae Sremmurd song title, it precedes "Like Bic" "Lit Like Bic" |
#7620, aired 2017-10-27 | MODERN LINGO $1,000 (Daily Double): This action signals a definitive end; it followed "Obama out" at the 2016 White House Correspondents Dinner mic drop |
#7620, aired 2017-10-27 | MODERN LINGO $1000: The portmanteau word stan, like the obsessed guy in the Eminem song, is derived from these 2 other words stalker and fan |
#7347, aired 2016-07-19 | SYNONYMS 1 & 2 $600: Synonyms for lingo include argot & this other word that also includes "arg" jargon |
#7190, aired 2015-12-11 | SPORTS LINGO $200: In fencing it's to block an opponent's thrust parry |
#7190, aired 2015-12-11 | SPORTS LINGO $400: (Kelly of the Clue Crew demonstrates.) In volleyball, look through the window you create between your index fingers & your thumbs to do this pass, the second part of the classic three in returning a serve a set |
#7190, aired 2015-12-11 | SPORTS LINGO $600: A bad split in bowling yields this 2-word term; a white one around a house is part of the American dream a picket fence |
#7160, aired 2015-10-30 | LEGAL LINGO $400: The 4-letter postponement of a legal proceeding; it may precede "of execution" stay |
#7160, aired 2015-10-30 | LEGAL LINGO $800: Larceny is "grand" when it exceeds a certain amount; this, when it's less petty |
#7160, aired 2015-10-30 | LEGAL LINGO $1200: The place where a court trial is held; a "change of" it may be requested because of possible prejudice venue |
#7160, aired 2015-10-30 | LEGAL LINGO $1600: This word refers to an illegally high rate of interest charged by loan sharks usury |
#7160, aired 2015-10-30 | LEGAL LINGO $2000: Treason is betraying one's country by committing hostile acts; this is inciting the betrayal sedition |
#7119, aired 2015-07-23 | LINGO $400: This slang phrase meaning "inform on someone" refers to the longtime 10-cent cost of a pay phone call drop a dime |
#7119, aired 2015-07-23 | LINGO $800: In craps, if you roll a 6 with a 3-3 combo, you've done it this "way" the hard way |
#7119, aired 2015-07-23 | LINGO $1200: The U.S. military does not do this 7-letter action; instead, it is referred to as a "tactical retrograde" retreat |
#7119, aired 2015-07-23 | LINGO $1600: Sweet music to a pitcher, a double play going from 3rd base to 2nd to 1st is said to go "around" this the horn |
#7119, aired 2015-07-23 | LINGO $2000: If you choose to leave a hospital "AMA", you've done so this way against medical advice |
#7013, aired 2015-02-25 | TENNIS "E" $400: In tennis lingo, it's a bad shot; there are "forced" & "unforced" types errors |
#6975, aired 2015-01-02 | POLICE LINGO $200: I need this, assistance from other cops that sounds like an additional vocalist backup |
#6975, aired 2015-01-02 | POLICE LINGO $400: The LAPD defines this type of "force" as causing a risk of serious bodily injury or, of course, worse deadly |
#6975, aired 2015-01-02 | POLICE LINGO $600: When trying to locate a suspect, cops will often check this, his "L.K.A." last known address |
#6975, aired 2015-01-02 | POLICE LINGO $800: This word can also refer to high-ranking monks, but in cop-speak they're previous convictions priors |
#6975, aired 2015-01-02 | POLICE LINGO $1000: 4-letter word for crimes like prostitution & gambling without any obvious complaining parties vice |
#6845, aired 2014-05-23 | 9-LETTER WORDS $1600: In computer lingo, it's the reduced "digital" image of a graphic used so that multiple images can be viewed on a page thumbnail |
#6644, aired 2013-07-04 | RHYME TIME $1000: Early bird, caller, dauber, free space bingo lingo |
#6547, aired 2013-02-19 | COMPUTER LINGO $200: Apple's Leopard is a type of OS, one of these an operating system |
#6547, aired 2013-02-19 | COMPUTER LINGO $400: The "HT" in both HTTP & HTML stands for this hypertext |
#6547, aired 2013-02-19 | COMPUTER LINGO $600: If your machine is being controlled by someone else, it may have been taken over by this 3-letter piece of malware a bot |
#6547, aired 2013-02-19 | COMPUTER LINGO $800: To set up the pictures & clips on my blog, I might need a VGA, this "array" video graphics |
#6547, aired 2013-02-19 | COMPUTER LINGO $1000: Send me that report as a PDF, this "format" portable document format |
#6380, aired 2012-05-18 | 21st CENTURY LINGO $400: "Warm" rhyming term for a place with a strong WiFi connection a hot spot |
#6380, aired 2012-05-18 | 21st CENTURY LINGO $600: in 2011 Business Week said European government bonds were this "poisonous" kind of debt toxic |
#6380, aired 2012-05-18 | 21st CENTURY LINGO $800: It's the "tiny" term for a person who writes short posts about one's personal life on Tumblr or Twitter a microblogger |
#6380, aired 2012-05-18 | 21st CENTURY LINGO $1000: In March 2009 Pres. Obama told "60 Minutes" that the U.S. needed one of these 2-word plans for leaving Afghanistan an exit strategy |
#6375, aired 2012-05-11 | 1, 2, 3, "GO" $800: The jargon of a profession, or any weird-sounding foreign tongue lingo |
#6263, aired 2011-12-07 | URBAN DICTIONARY LINGO $400: A "polarpoint presentation" is an office meeting in which the boss has adjusted this so no one will nap air conditioning (or temperature) |
#6263, aired 2011-12-07 | URBAN DICTIONARY LINGO $800: Drop 1 letter from the type of creature Sonic is in video games & you get this, one who monopolizes the aisle seat an edgehog |
#6263, aired 2011-12-07 | URBAN DICTIONARY LINGO $1200: "Jumping the couch" means to flip out like this guy who inspired the phrase on an "Oprah" appearance Tom Cruise |
#6263, aired 2011-12-07 | URBAN DICTIONARY LINGO $1600: "Froday" is the day you realize you need one of these a haircut |
#6263, aired 2011-12-07 | URBAN DICTIONARY LINGO $2000: "Fomo" stands for "fear of" this happening, because you know that party's going to be great missing out |
#6176, aired 2011-06-20 | RHYME TIME $2000: The jargon of a wild dog of Australia dingo lingo |
#6134, aired 2011-04-21 | AIRLINE LINGO $200: MCT is short for "minimum" this "time" & it's supposed to be long enough to get to a distant gate connection time |
#6134, aired 2011-04-21 | AIRLINE LINGO $400: As a noun, it's a fan of a Jerry Garcia band; as a pilot's verb, it's to fly as a passenger while you're on duty a Deadhead |
#6134, aired 2011-04-21 | AIRLINE LINGO $600: The TSA's advanced imaging technology is also called FBS, short for this (passengers may have other terms) a full body scan |
#6134, aired 2011-04-21 | AIRLINE LINGO $800: Technically, this is what it's called when you spend the night between flights a layover |
#6134, aired 2011-04-21 | AIRLINE LINGO $1000: A plane turned away from landing at an airport & circling to await instructions is said to be in one of these patterns a holding pattern |
#5997, aired 2010-10-12 | SPANISH TO ENGLISH $2000: In computer lingo: the 4-letter equivalent of correo basura spam |
#5966, aired 2010-07-19 | OLD LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $200: If a server yells, "put out the lights & cry", someone's ordered liver & these onions |
#5966, aired 2010-07-19 | OLD LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $400: "Bossy in a bowl" is this hearty dish containing chunks of meat & vegetables beef stew |
#5966, aired 2010-07-19 | OLD LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $600: "Hold the hail" means you'll get a soft drink without this ice |
#5966, aired 2010-07-19 | OLD LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $800: Order a "crowd" & you'll get this many of whatever you ordered three |
#5966, aired 2010-07-19 | OLD LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $1000: Oh, look, Little Johnny is chowing down on a "bow wow with red lead", this favorite a hot dog with ketchup |
#5893, aired 2010-04-07 | POLITICAL LINGO $200: 2-word term for a long-shot candidate for nomination, like James Polk in 1844 a dark horse |
#5893, aired 2010-04-07 | POLITICAL LINGO $400: Calling someone who favors talk over military action this bird dates from the Cuban Missile Crisis a dove |
#5893, aired 2010-04-07 | POLITICAL LINGO $600: In 1932 FDR said, "I pledge myself to" one of these "for the American people" a New Deal |
#5893, aired 2010-04-07 | POLITICAL LINGO $800: An 1868 definition of this term: "men traveling with little luggage and less character" to profit from the situation a carpetbagger |
#5893, aired 2010-04-07 | POLITICAL LINGO $1000: Spiro Agnew spoke of "nattering" these "of negativism" "nabobs" |
#5854, aired 2010-02-11 | IT'S GAME TIME $800: In casual game lingo, PSP stands for this platform that you can hold in your hand PlayStation Portable |
#5737, aired 2009-07-14 | ONLINE LINGO $400: "P/W" stands for this; you may need it along with a user ID to log in a password |
#5737, aired 2009-07-14 | ONLINE LINGO $800: "DL" is a "dead" this--it won't take you to a new page a dead link |
#5737, aired 2009-07-14 | ONLINE LINGO $1200: "BFF" is this 3-word phrase of eternal endearment best friend forever (best friends forever accepted) |
#5737, aired 2009-07-14 | ONLINE LINGO $1600: "W/E" is this word of indifference that precedes "dude!" or "major loser" whatever |
#5737, aired 2009-07-14 | ONLINE LINGO $2000: World of Warcraft is an MMORPG, short for massively multiplayer online this role-playing game |
#5696, aired 2009-05-18 | RESTAURANT LINGO $200: French for "soup of the day" soup du jour |
#5696, aired 2009-05-18 | RESTAURANT LINGO $400: This French word that means a main course on American menus can refer to an appetizer in France entrée |
#5696, aired 2009-05-18 | RESTAURANT LINGO $600: You can order items this way, "by the menu", the opposite of a combo meal à la carte |
#5696, aired 2009-05-18 | RESTAURANT LINGO $800: An appetizer, literally "apart from the main" hors d'œuvre |
#5696, aired 2009-05-18 | RESTAURANT LINGO $1000: This term for a headwaiter means "master of" (short for its full name meaning "master of the house") maître d' |
#5634, aired 2009-02-19 | STOCK LINGO $400: A distribution of earnings to shareholders is called this; "Father" had a "little" one a dividend |
#5634, aired 2009-02-19 | STOCK LINGO $800: Dickens title adjective for a fund operated by an investment company, with stocks, bonds & other interests a mutual fund |
#5634, aired 2009-02-19 | STOCK LINGO $1200: This Greek letter measures how much a stock has risen or fallen over a one-year period alpha |
#5634, aired 2009-02-19 | STOCK LINGO $1600: This type of account allows an investor to buy securities on credit provided by the broker the margin account |
#5634, aired 2009-02-19 | STOCK LINGO $2000: Selling a security that you borrow rather than own, hoping the price drops, is this "selling" often frowned upon selling short |
#5565, aired 2008-11-14 | URBAN DICTIONARY LINGO $200: "Christmas Adam" is the day before this Christmas Eve |
#5565, aired 2008-11-14 | URBAN DICTIONARY LINGO $400: Wikidemia is any scholarly work that's passed off as original but in reality is culled from this site Wikipedia |
#5565, aired 2008-11-14 | URBAN DICTIONARY LINGO $600: We're not joshing when we tell you that "JK" stands for this just kidding |
#5565, aired 2008-11-14 | URBAN DICTIONARY LINGO $800: A vacation spent at home is this, rhyming with "vacation" a staycation |
#5565, aired 2008-11-14 | URBAN DICTIONARY LINGO $1000: urbandictionary says that this 3-letter word can mean a boyfriend or girlfriend or be a "word used to scare people" a boo |
#5481, aired 2008-06-09 | BEASTLY RHYME TIME $800: The jargon of an Australian wild dog dingo lingo |
#5234, aired 2007-05-17 | POLITICAL LINGO ORIGINS $200: Teddy Roosevelt took his case directly to the people from the presidency, which he called this 2-word phrase bully pulpit |
#5234, aired 2007-05-17 | POLITICAL LINGO ORIGINS $400: This term for a type of obstructionist comes from the Dutch for "freebooter" or "pirate" filibuster |
#5234, aired 2007-05-17 | POLITICAL LINGO ORIGINS $600: This bird phrase came from 18th c. Britain, where it described a businessman who became bankrupt &, thus, powerless lame duck |
#5234, aired 2007-05-17 | POLITICAL LINGO ORIGINS $800: This word for one in office (who may lean on supporters for funds) is from the Latin for "lean on" incumbent |
#5234, aired 2007-05-17 | POLITICAL LINGO ORIGINS $1000: An Indian village in the 1700s had this so the leader could stand above the people & be heard; now it means to campaign stump |
#5203, aired 2007-04-04 | POLITICAL LINGO $200: In the mid-1800s Samuel Ward was the "King of" this, soliciting legislative support for his causes lobbying |
#5203, aired 2007-04-04 | POLITICAL LINGO $400: Meaning "of whom", it's the Latin term for the minimum number of Congress members needed to transact business a quorum |
#5203, aired 2007-04-04 | POLITICAL LINGO $600: "Inside" this road, literally Interstate 495, is a reference to Washington political culture the Beltway |
#5203, aired 2007-04-04 | POLITICAL LINGO $800: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew reports from inside the State Capitol building in Lincoln, NE.) I'm in the nation's only 1-house state legislature known by this 1-word term; Nebraskans chose it by popular vote in the 1930s unicameral |
#5203, aired 2007-04-04 | POLITICAL LINGO $1000: A legislator trading his vote for reciprocal support on a future vote is doing this, like in a lumberjack game logrolling |
#4876, aired 2005-11-21 | LITERARY LINGO $200: Often employing animals, this type of short tale, like "The Fox and the Grapes", teaches moral lessons a fable |
#4876, aired 2005-11-21 | LITERARY LINGO $400: Some novels have this added section about characters' later lives; the one in Ellison's "Invisible Man" is called this an epilogue |
#4876, aired 2005-11-21 | LITERARY LINGO $600: This 3-letter term is inserted after a correctly quoted word or phrase that's misspelled or inaccurate sic |
#4876, aired 2005-11-21 | LITERARY LINGO $800: From the French for "untying", it unties the plot after the climax of a novel denouement |
#4876, aired 2005-11-21 | LITERARY LINGO $1000: This term for books printed before 1501 goes back to the Latin cunae, "a cradle" incunabula |
#4839, aired 2005-09-29 | POLITICAL LINGO $200: A term for politics at the local level, or items found in your lawn grass roots |
#4839, aired 2005-09-29 | POLITICAL LINGO $400: A GOP plan to eliminated filibusters on judicial nominees has been called this alarming "option" nuclear |
#4839, aired 2005-09-29 | POLITICAL LINGO $600: In 1826, John Cam Hobhouse coined the phrase "His Majesty's" this for the party not in power Opposition |
#4839, aired 2005-09-29 | POLITICAL LINGO $800: From the Latin for "all", it's the type of $388-billion spending bill Congress passed in December 2004 omnibus |
#4839, aired 2005-09-29 | POLITICAL LINGO $1000: A junior member of Parliament, from the location of his or her seat a back-bencher |
#4734, aired 2005-03-17 | LEGAL LINGO $200: You don't need to prove a civil case beyond a reasonable doubt; just have "the preponderance of" this on your side evidence |
#4734, aired 2005-03-17 | LEGAL LINGO $400: In California, this type of theft applies to goods worth over $400, or artichokes worth over $100 grand (theft) |
#4734, aired 2005-03-17 | LEGAL LINGO $600: The judicial principle stare decisis means an older, similar case, called this, should guide the current decision precedent |
#4734, aired 2005-03-17 | LEGAL LINGO $1,000 (Daily Double): The 5th Amendment clause known by this 2-word name protects you from the feds; the one in the 14th, from the states due process |
#4734, aired 2005-03-17 | LEGAL LINGO $1000: An obvious conclusion of negligence falls under the doctrine res ipsa locquitur, "the thing" does this speaks for itself |
#4728, aired 2005-03-09 | ONLINE LINGO $200: "FTASB" stands for this phrase that describes Superman faster than a speeding bullet |
#4728, aired 2005-03-09 | ONLINE LINGO $400: It's what the acronym "WYSIWYG" stands for what you see is what you get |
#4728, aired 2005-03-09 | ONLINE LINGO $600: "WAMBAM" means "Web application meets" these 2 building materials bricks and mortar |
#4728, aired 2005-03-09 | ONLINE LINGO $800: In online lingo, "BEG" stands for "big, evil" this grin |
#4728, aired 2005-03-09 | ONLINE LINGO $1000: If all else fails, do this, "RTM" read the manual |
#4689, aired 2005-01-13 | LEGAL LINGO $200: This failure or omission may be culpable, criminal or gross negligence |
#4689, aired 2005-01-13 | LEGAL LINGO $400: Kids kept after school & prisoners awaiting trial are held in it detention |
#4689, aired 2005-01-13 | LEGAL LINGO $600: "L.S." on a document indicates the spot where this object is to be affixed Legal Seal |
#4689, aired 2005-01-13 | LEGAL LINGO $800: This district of a bailiff might be your area of expertise bailiwick |
#4689, aired 2005-01-13 | LEGAL LINGO $1000: This word for all your personal property shares its roots with "cattle" chattel |
#4616, aired 2004-10-04 | CHAT ROOM LINGO $200: "CAD" stands for these 3 computer keys (often used together) Ctrl+Alt+Delete |
#4616, aired 2004-10-04 | CHAT ROOM LINGO $400: Don’t wait around if you read "DHYB"; it means “don’t hold” this your breath |
#4616, aired 2004-10-04 | CHAT ROOM LINGO $600: "ESO" is the insulting "equipment smarter than" this person the operator |
#4616, aired 2004-10-04 | CHAT ROOM LINGO $800: "CD-ROM" also stands for "consumer device rendered" this "in months" obsolete |
#4616, aired 2004-10-04 | CHAT ROOM LINGO $1000: "AIAMU" means "and I'm a" this, expressing astonishment monkey's uncle |
#4550, aired 2004-05-21 | LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $200: Bow wow & Coney Island both refer to this food a hot dog |
#4550, aired 2004-05-21 | LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $400: The name of this state is slang for maple syrup Vermont |
#4550, aired 2004-05-21 | LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $600: This beverage is Adam's ale water |
#4550, aired 2004-05-21 | LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $800: A houseboat is this ice cream & fruit dessert a banana split |
#4550, aired 2004-05-21 | LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $1000: (Hi, I'm Joe Theismann.) My column for espn.com is called this, slang for a serving of coffee Cup O' Joe |
#4540, aired 2004-05-07 | ONLINE LINGO $400: "LTIC" means "Laughing til" this happens I cry |
#4540, aired 2004-05-07 | ONLINE LINGO $800: You may want to D/L some files to your desktop, meaning this download |
#4540, aired 2004-05-07 | ONLINE LINGO $1200: If you have an "RFI", you have a "request for" this information |
#4540, aired 2004-05-07 | ONLINE LINGO $1600: "AWFK" means "away from" this the keyboard |
#4540, aired 2004-05-07 | ONLINE LINGO $2000: "C4N" is this Italian greeting, "for now" ciao |
#4423, aired 2003-11-26 | CHAT ROOM LINGO $200: "DTP" refers to this kind of publishing desk top publishing |
#4423, aired 2003-11-26 | CHAT ROOM LINGO $400: The acronym "GIGO" is this rule of thumb garbage in, garbage out |
#4423, aired 2003-11-26 | CHAT ROOM LINGO $600: "DBEYR" means "Don't believe" this everything you read |
#4423, aired 2003-11-26 | CHAT ROOM LINGO $800: "AATK" means "Always at" this computer accessory the keyboard |
#4423, aired 2003-11-26 | CHAT ROOM LINGO $1,200 (Daily Double): In the chat room WOMBAT is an acronym for "waste of money" & these 2 things brains & time |
#4401, aired 2003-10-27 | NETWORKING $800: "Lingo",
"Russian Roulette",
"I've Got a Secret" Game Show Network |
#4384, aired 2003-10-02 | "ARG" $1000: It's the lingo peculiar to a particular trade or group jargon |
#4352, aired 2003-07-01 | POLICE LINGO $200: To "paper" someone at his front door is to give him this before turning the place upside-down search warrant |
#4352, aired 2003-07-01 | POLICE LINGO $400: A record of arrests, or the name of a hip-hop magazine Rap Sheet |
#4352, aired 2003-07-01 | POLICE LINGO $600: Don't sweat it, just tell us "the box" is this investigative machine lie detector |
#4352, aired 2003-07-01 | POLICE LINGO $800: Smaller than a precinct, it's the geographic area of an individual patrol; there are 279 in Chicago beat |
#4352, aired 2003-07-01 | POLICE LINGO $1000: In 1949 the LAPD created this bureau, I.A., to look into police corruption Internal Affairs |
#4252, aired 2003-02-11 | POTPOURRI $400: In computer lingo this punctuation mark is called a bang or pling exclamation mark |
#4209, aired 2002-12-12 | CHAT ROOM LINGO $200: The apathetic "DKDC" means "don't know, don't" this care |
#4209, aired 2002-12-12 | CHAT ROOM LINGO $400: "SITCOM" indicates "single income, two children, oppressive" one of these payments mortgage |
#4209, aired 2002-12-12 | CHAT ROOM LINGO $600: This "Star Wars" catchphrase is signified by "MTFBWY" "May the force be with you" |
#4209, aired 2002-12-12 | CHAT ROOM LINGO $800: "OOTB" means you should think this way outside the box |
#4209, aired 2002-12-12 | CHAT ROOM LINGO $1000: To indicate a joke, use "HHOK", "ha ha" this only kidding |
#4195, aired 2002-11-22 | HOLLYWOOD LINGO $400: This term for a film's total box office take comes from the Old French for "large" gross |
#4195, aired 2002-11-22 | HOLLYWOOD LINGO $800: As the name suggests, these previews of future attractions were originally shown after the main feature trailers |
#4195, aired 2002-11-22 | HOLLYWOOD LINGO $1200: (Sarah and Cheryl of the Clue Crew give the clue together.) A certain rapid camera movement is called the swish type of this pan |
#4195, aired 2002-11-22 | HOLLYWOOD LINGO $2000: The art of creating movie sounds, like using cornstarch for snow under foot, is named for this man Jack Foley |
#4195, aired 2002-11-22 | HOLLYWOOD LINGO $2,500 (Daily Double): A TV image that retains big-screen proportions is called this, maybe because it's like looking through a mail slot letterboxing |
#4178, aired 2002-10-30 | GUITARIST'S LINGO $400: The Byrds' Roger McGuinn is perhaps the most famous player of the Rickenbacker guitar with this many strings 12 |
#4178, aired 2002-10-30 | GUITARIST'S LINGO $800: Rasgueado is the complex strumming technique of this Andalusian dance music flamenco |
#4178, aired 2002-10-30 | GUITARIST'S LINGO $1200: Basically a tone control activated by the player's foot, this "sad" pedal was created accidentally by an engineer in 1966 wah-wah pedal |
#4178, aired 2002-10-30 | GUITARIST'S LINGO $1600: At the end of a show, it's cool to lean your guitar on your amp & let it deafen the crowd with this noise feedback |
#4178, aired 2002-10-30 | GUITARIST'S LINGO $2000: (Cheryl of the Clue Crew holding a guitar) The tuning devices are called either keys or by this name pegs |
#4136, aired 2002-09-02 | LITERARY LINGO $200: From the Greek for "to sing", Keats wrote several, including one "On Melancholy" an ode |
#4136, aired 2002-09-02 | LITERARY LINGO $400: The term "stream of" this first appeared in William James' 1890 textbook "The Principles of Psychology" consciousness |
#4136, aired 2002-09-02 | LITERARY LINGO $600: In the Petrarchan type of these, an octave is followed by a stanza of 6 lines a sonnet |
#4136, aired 2002-09-02 | LITERARY LINGO $800: This adjective describes a genre of Spanish prose that depicts the adventures of roguish heroes picaresque |
#4136, aired 2002-09-02 | LITERARY LINGO $1000: A poem or ballad, like Walter Scott's "Of the Last Minstrel" a lay |
#3931, aired 2001-10-08 | INTERNET LINGO $100: The advice DQYDJ means don't quit your this day job |
#3931, aired 2001-10-08 | INTERNET LINGO $200: This animated TV mom is symbolized here:
@@@@ :-) Marge Simpson |
#3931, aired 2001-10-08 | INTERNET LINGO $300: Nixon could have used "IANAC" -- "I am not" this a crook |
#3931, aired 2001-10-08 | INTERNET LINGO $400: The abbreviation "BBFBBM" means "Body by Fisher, brains by" this toymaker Mattel |
#3931, aired 2001-10-08 | INTERNET LINGO $500: Look sideways at the smiley seen here & you'll have sighted this king:
5:-) Elvis Presley |
#3735, aired 2000-11-24 | LEGAL LINGO $200: An assault based on race or religion is called this emotional type of "crime" Hate crime |
#3735, aired 2000-11-24 | LEGAL LINGO $400: Also called the complainant, it's the person bringing a civil suit Plaintiff |
#3735, aired 2000-11-24 | LEGAL LINGO $600: Term for jury discussions to reach a verdict; in O.J. Simpson's criminal trial, they took 4 hours Deliberations |
#3735, aired 2000-11-24 | LEGAL LINGO $800 (Daily Double): The pretrial disclosure of facts to the other party, it's also the name of a TV channel Discovery |
#3735, aired 2000-11-24 | LEGAL LINGO $800: (Hi, I'm Camryn Manheim from "The Practice") At this criminal proceeding, charges are read & the defendant enters his plea Arraignment |
#3587, aired 2000-03-21 | SPORTS LINGO $100: In basketball this violation occurs when you take more than the allowed number of steps while holding the ball Traveling |
#3587, aired 2000-03-21 | SPORTS LINGO $200: Bowlers are more likely to get a strike if they hit this space between the 1 & 3 or 1 & 2 pins the pocket |
#3587, aired 2000-03-21 | SPORTS LINGO $300: This sharp bend in a golf fairway sounds like a canine appendage Dogleg |
#3587, aired 2000-03-21 | SPORTS LINGO $400: In football you'd better pray to a "higher power" to complete one of these last minute near-impossible passes "Hail Mary" |
#3587, aired 2000-03-21 | SPORTS LINGO $500: It's 3 goals by the same player in a game of soccer, as well as hockey Hat trick |
#3561, aired 2000-02-14 | EDIBLE LINGO $200: Life's not the pits when it's like "a bowl of" these cherries |
#3561, aired 2000-02-14 | EDIBLE LINGO $400: Some people can be "as nutty as" this holiday treat with a long shelf life fruitcake |
#3561, aired 2000-02-14 | BEASTLY RHYME TIME $500: The jargon of an Australian wild dog dingo lingo |
#3561, aired 2000-02-14 | EDIBLE LINGO $600: Hold on to your wallet if you're ever "packed in like" these small herring relatives sardines |
#3561, aired 2000-02-14 | EDIBLE LINGO $800: A score of zero in sports is also known by this bird term goose egg |
#3561, aired 2000-02-14 | EDIBLE LINGO $1000: Proverbs 9:17 wisely observes that "Stolen waters are sweet, and" this food "eaten in secret is pleasant" bread |
#3516, aired 1999-12-13 | LEGAL LINGO $100: In Old English law, it was the money paid for the pardoning of an offense; today, it's paid to kidnappers Ransom |
#3516, aired 1999-12-13 | LEGAL LINGO $200: The Supreme Court has ruled that "Search and" this of property is unreasonable if done without a warrant Seizure |
#3516, aired 1999-12-13 | LEGAL LINGO $300: (Hi, I'm Steve Harris of The Practice.) If the supply of these has been exhausted, a talesman, a bystander in the court, may be picked to be one a juror |
#3516, aired 1999-12-13 | LEGAL LINGO $400: Meaning "after death", it's the Latin phrase for the examination to determine the cause of death Post mortem |
#3516, aired 1999-12-13 | LEGAL LINGO $500: This word also found in the First Amendment means a formal written request to the court for judicial action Petition |
#3405, aired 1999-05-28 | HOLLYWOODSPEAK $500: In the lingo of Variety, a "diskery" is a company that produces these records |
#3401, aired 1999-05-24 | BIRDWATCHER'S LINGO $200: Often done twice a year, it's the periodic shedding & replacement of worn out feathers Molting |
#3401, aired 1999-05-24 | BIRDWATCHER'S LINGO $400: Term for the claws of a bird of prey talons |
#3401, aired 1999-05-24 | BIRDWATCHER'S LINGO $600: From the Latin for "anoint before", it's the process by which a bird cleans its feathers with its beak preening |
#3334, aired 1999-02-18 | LEGAL LINGO $200: It can precede "with a deadly weapon", "with intent to commit murder" or "and battery" assault |
#3334, aired 1999-02-18 | LEGAL LINGO $400: Term for the exhibits, objects, documents, testimony, etc. used in court to prove or disprove facts evidence |
#3334, aired 1999-02-18 | LEGAL LINGO $600: Baseball term for laws demanding a mandatory sentence for successive felony convictions "three strikes" law |
#3334, aired 1999-02-18 | LEGAL LINGO $800: Acts that lower the dignity of the trial may bring a fine or a jail sentence if you're held in this contempt of court |
#3334, aired 1999-02-18 | LEGAL LINGO $1,500 (Daily Double): (Hi, I'm Star Jones of The View. As a lawyer I can tell you:) This Latin phrase meaning "of unsound mind" is often used to indicate permanent or temporary insanity non compos mentis |
#3314, aired 1999-01-21 | ONLINE LINGO $100: Be careful who you talk to in these online "rooms" -- people may not be who they say they are Chat rooms |
#3314, aired 1999-01-21 | ONLINE LINGO $200: Like a doomed plane, it describes system failure due to software or hardware malfunction Crash |
#3314, aired 1999-01-21 | ONLINE LINGO $300: It doesn't mean "to continue with wood", it means to type in your I.D. & password in order to get started Log on |
#3314, aired 1999-01-21 | ONLINE LINGO $400: When you find those wacky 1970s photos of me online, it's time to do this, meaning transfer them to your computer Download |
#3314, aired 1999-01-21 | ONLINE LINGO $500: Inputting cyberheads take note: G.I.G.O. stands for this "Garbage in, garbage out" |
#3313, aired 1999-01-20 | NEO LINGO $100: A TV show that is an extended advertisement, like those used by Ross Perot in 1992 & 1996 infomercial |
#3313, aired 1999-01-20 | NEO LINGO $200: It's the "game" played by parties telephoning back & forth trying to reach each other phone tag |
#3313, aired 1999-01-20 | NEO LINGO $300: To teach academic subjects to your children at your own house is called this home schooling |
#3313, aired 1999-01-20 | NEO LINGO $400: This kind of "novel" is a fictional story for adults presented in a comic book format graphic novel |
#3313, aired 1999-01-20 | NEO LINGO $500: It's the practice of visiting natural habitats on vacation in a manner that minimizes ecological impact Eco-tourism |
#3098, aired 1998-02-04 | FILM NOIR LINGO $100: When Dana Andrews used this term for women in "Laura", he didn't mean they'd been knighted dame |
#3098, aired 1998-02-04 | FILM NOIR LINGO $200: Change one letter in "champ" to get this word for a fool or patsy a chump |
#3098, aired 1998-02-04 | FILM NOIR LINGO $300: Slang name of Philip Marlowe's job in "Murder, My Sweet", or first name of actor Powell, who played him dick |
#3098, aired 1998-02-04 | FILM NOIR LINGO $400: You might "case" one of these to see if it's the "clip" type joint |
#3098, aired 1998-02-04 | FILM NOIR LINGO $500: Meaning small time con men, it's the title of a neo-noir film with Anjelica Huston & John Cusack Grifters |
#3056, aired 1997-12-08 | ASTRONAUT LINGO $200: It's the return of a spaceship into the Earth's atmosphere Re-entry |
#3056, aired 1997-12-08 | ASTRONAUT LINGO $400: For a doctor it means to prepare for an operation; for an astronaut it means to cancel the operation Scrub |
#3056, aired 1997-12-08 | ASTRONAUT LINGO $600: It's the chamber between the outer hull & an inner door; it can be pressurized & depressurized Airlock |
#3056, aired 1997-12-08 | ASTRONAUT LINGO $800: An instrument-filled, unmanned spacecraft; its name means to search into Probe |
#3056, aired 1997-12-08 | ASTRONAUT LINGO $1000: It "panes" us to tell you it's the limited period during which a craft can take off to accomplish its mission Window |
#2959, aired 1997-06-12 | WALL STREET LINGO $100: General Motors & General Electric are among the 30 stocks in this, abbreviated DJIA the Dow Jones Industrial Average |
#2959, aired 1997-06-12 | WALL STREET LINGO $200: This major stock exchange is known as "The Big Board" the New York Stock Exchange |
#2959, aired 1997-06-12 | WALL STREET LINGO $300: It's a share of a company's profits distributed to a class of its shareholders a dividend |
#2959, aired 1997-06-12 | WALL STREET LINGO $400: Term for the scroll of prices on the electronic board; it comes from the time when it was printed on paper ticker |
#2959, aired 1997-06-12 | WALL STREET LINGO $500: It's the short-term interest rate banks charge their best customers; all other rates are measured by it the prime rate |
#2896, aired 1997-03-17 | ON-LINE LINGO $100: Rhyme time opposite of e-mail, it's the slow way, using the U.S. Postal Service snail mail |
#2896, aired 1997-03-17 | ON-LINE LINGO $200: The emoticon made up of a colon, a hyphen & a right parenthesis stands for this happy face/smiley |
#2896, aired 1997-03-17 | ON-LINE LINGO $300: FAQs are these Frequently Asked Questions |
#2896, aired 1997-03-17 | ON-LINE LINGO $400: One of a race of brutes in "Gulliver's Travels", it's now the name of a famous internet directory Yahoo! |
#2896, aired 1997-03-17 | ON-LINE LINGO $500: You may follow one of these, a series of newsgroup postings, on the same subject thread |
#2823, aired 1996-12-04 | LATIN LEGAL LINGO $100: It's a writ "to produce the body" of the detained before the court Habeas Corpus |
#2823, aired 1996-12-04 | LATIN LEGAL LINGO $200: When a criminal is caught red-handed, he's caught "in" this, "while the crime is blazing" Flagrante Delicto |
#2823, aired 1996-12-04 | LATIN LEGAL LINGO $300: Literally "for the good", it refers to a case taken by an attorney free of charge Pro Bono |
#2823, aired 1996-12-04 | LATIN LEGAL LINGO $400: This phrase isn't necessarily an admission of guilt; it simply means "I do not contest it" Nolo Contendere |
#2823, aired 1996-12-04 | LATIN LEGAL LINGO $500: "Ignorantia Legis Neminem Excusat" translates to this maxim Ignorance is no excuse of the law |
#2743, aired 1996-07-03 | AMERICAN FOOD HISTORY $200: In lunch counter lingo of days gone by, this all-American dessert was "Eve with a lid on" apple pie |
#2481, aired 1995-05-22 | DOUBLE TALK $400: The name of this lemur of Madagascar sounds like Navy lingo for "I understand and will comply" aye-aye |
#2444, aired 1995-03-30 | ENDS IN "GO" $300: It's the specialized vocabulary of a particular discipline or field lingo |
#2383, aired 1995-01-04 | POLITICAL LINGO $100: "Equine" term for a little-known candidate who wins unexpectedly a dark horse |
#2383, aired 1995-01-04 | POLITICAL LINGO $200: This term for a president's rejection of a bill comes from the Latin for "I forbid" veto |
#2383, aired 1995-01-04 | POLITICAL LINGO $300: Half of the word gerrymander is derived from the name of this amphibian a salamander |
#2383, aired 1995-01-04 | POLITICAL LINGO $400: It describes a person who's neither too liberal nor too conservative, or the position of a median strip middle-of-the-road |
#2383, aired 1995-01-04 | POLITICAL LINGO $500: Historically, this word for the right to vote has been preceded by "universal' and "woman" suffrage |
#2207, aired 1994-03-22 | POLITICAL LINGO $200: Ronald Reagan was described as this kind of politician because no criticism would stick to him Teflon |
#2207, aired 1994-03-22 | POLITICAL LINGO $400: Though it sounds a little more intimate, "pressing" this just refers to handshaking the flesh |
#2207, aired 1994-03-22 | POLITICAL LINGO $600: A victory so overwhelming it resembles the rapid downward movement of a mass of rock & soil a landslide |
#2207, aired 1994-03-22 | POLITICAL LINGO $800: A fervent desire to hang on to political power, it sounds like a disease you'd catch on a D.C. river Potomac Fever |
#2207, aired 1994-03-22 | POLITICAL LINGO $1000: You don't need a medical degree to be this kind of public relations "physician" a spin doctor |
#2180, aired 1994-02-11 | ILLEGAL LINGO $100: Part of the body that's "greased" with a bribe the palm |
#2180, aired 1994-02-11 | ILLEGAL LINGO $200: This term for an illegal item came from smuggling liquor in footwear bootleg |
#2180, aired 1994-02-11 | ILLEGAL LINGO $300: It's the process of making illegally-gained money look legitimate laundering |
#2180, aired 1994-02-11 | ILLEGAL LINGO $400: It's a bribe made to a DJ to get a certain recording played payola |
#2180, aired 1994-02-11 | ILLEGAL LINGO $500: 2-word slang term for the central location of telephone scam salesmen a boiler room |
#2169, aired 1994-01-27 | ASTRONAUT LINGO $200: A single one of these by a spacecraft is called a pass an orbit |
#2169, aired 1994-01-27 | ASTRONAUT LINGO $400: Term for the time in its descent when a capsule comes back into the earth's atmosphere reentry |
#2169, aired 1994-01-27 | ASTRONAUT LINGO $1000: The passengers, cargo, supplies, etc. that are carried up by the rocket a payload |
#2025, aired 1993-05-28 | LEGAL LINGO $100: This word precedes "of consent", "of reason" & "of majority" age |
#2025, aired 1993-05-28 | LEGAL LINGO $200: Burglary is often described as this famous pair breaking & entering |
#2025, aired 1993-05-28 | LEGAL LINGO $300: It's the act of a gov't agent who induces a person to commit a crime he or she hadn't planned entrapment |
#2025, aired 1993-05-28 | LEGAL LINGO $400: A group of lawyers make up the bar & a group of judges make up this piece of furniture the bench |
#2025, aired 1993-05-28 | LEGAL LINGO $500: In Old England this was the time to cover your fire & go to bed by order of the king curfew |
#1978, aired 1993-03-24 | LEGAL LINGO $100: It's the malicious burning of a property, perhaps to collect the insurance arson |
#1978, aired 1993-03-24 | LEGAL LINGO $200: It's a false written statement that defames a person's character or reputation libel |
#1978, aired 1993-03-24 | LEGAL LINGO $300: The name of this official who certifies legal documents is from the Latin for "stenographer" notary |
#1978, aired 1993-03-24 | LEGAL LINGO $500: This "friend of the court" may advise a court on a matter to which he's not a party amicus curiae |
#1978, aired 1993-03-24 | LEGAL LINGO $1,700 (Daily Double): This is the unlawful killing of a human being without malice or premeditation manslaughter |
#1912, aired 1992-12-22 | LEGAL LINGO $100: When one of these is hung, it may receive a dynamite instruction a jury |
#1912, aired 1992-12-22 | LEGAL LINGO $200: This term for professional misconduct has been applied to accountants & lawyers as well as doctors malfeasance (or malpractice) |
#1912, aired 1992-12-22 | LEGAL LINGO $300: This term means to refuse to allow an objection made during a trial overrule |
#1912, aired 1992-12-22 | LEGAL LINGO $400: The location where the crime or injury happened; a "change of" it moves the trial venue |
#1912, aired 1992-12-22 | LEGAL LINGO $500: This plea of not admitting to or denying the charges may only be given with the court's approval nolo contendere |
#1869, aired 1992-10-22 | ABBREVIATIONS $400: In Wall Street lingo, the AMEX is this the American Stock Exchange |
#1774, aired 1992-04-23 | LEGAL LINGO $200: One who sits on another's land without authority, or one who sits on his heels a squatter |
#1774, aired 1992-04-23 | LEGAL LINGO $400: Quitclaim & warranty are 2 types of this document which transfers ownership of real estate a deed |
#1774, aired 1992-04-23 | LEGAL LINGO $600: It authorizes a policeman to arrest & bring before a court a person charged with a crime a warrant |
#1774, aired 1992-04-23 | LEGAL LINGO $800: Process in which a prisoner answers the accusations put forth in an indictment & enters a plea an arraignment |
#1774, aired 1992-04-23 | LEGAL LINGO $1000: From the Latin for "to come", it's the locality where a trial takes place a venue |
#1736, aired 1992-03-02 | LUNCHROOM LINGO $100: Murphy & spud both refer to this vegetable a potato |
#1736, aired 1992-03-02 | LUNCHROOM LINGO $200: The beverage is called OJ orange juice |
#1736, aired 1992-03-02 | LUNCHROOM LINGO $300: "Underwater" term for a hero, hoagie or wedge a sub (submarine sandwich) |
#1736, aired 1992-03-02 | LUNCHROOM LINGO $400: Fried, ring-shaped cakes known as sinkers or dunkers donuts |
#1736, aired 1992-03-02 | LUNCHROOM LINGO $500: Weenie, slang for a hot dog, is derived from the name of this city Vienna |
#1663, aired 1991-11-20 | LEGAL LINGO $200: Libel is written defamation; this is verbal defamation slander |
#1663, aired 1991-11-20 | LEGAL LINGO $400: Ipso jure is "by the law itself", this is "by the fact itself" ipso facto |
#1663, aired 1991-11-20 | LEGAL LINGO $600: This type of jury is empowered to investigate alleged violations & to indict suspects a grand jury |
#1663, aired 1991-11-20 | LEGAL LINGO $800: Literally "body of the crime", it's the material evidence of the fact that a crime has been committed corpus delicti |
#1663, aired 1991-11-20 | LEGAL LINGO $1000: Meaning "at first sight", it's evidence which, if contested, would establish an allegation as fact prima facie |
#1629, aired 1991-10-03 | LEGAL LINGO $200: This word, often paired with null, means having no legal force or effect void |
#1629, aired 1991-10-03 | LEGAL LINGO $400: A title to property held by one party for another's benefit; it can be irrevocable or living a trust |
#1629, aired 1991-10-03 | LEGAL LINGO $600: In this system half the wages of each spouse is considered owned by the other community property |
#1629, aired 1991-10-03 | LEGAL LINGO $800: Term for a copy of the record of a trial or hearing a transcript |
#1629, aired 1991-10-03 | LEGAL LINGO $1000: 2-word term for the power of a state to take property for its use after paying compensation eminent domain |
#1492, aired 1991-02-12 | LUNCHROOM LINGO $100: This beverage is called moo or moo juice milk |
#1492, aired 1991-02-12 | LUNCHROOM LINGO $200: Salad is this burrowing mammal's "food" the rabbit |
#1492, aired 1991-02-12 | LUNCHROOM LINGO $300: The PB on your PB & J sandwich is this goober grease peanut butter |
#1492, aired 1991-02-12 | LUNCHROOM LINGO $400: If you ask for a tube steak you'll get one of these treats a hot dog |
#1492, aired 1991-02-12 | LUNCHROOM LINGO $500: You don't have to be a detective to know this name for any meat you can't identify mystery meat |
#1465, aired 1991-01-04 | LITERARY LINGO $100: Noah Webster fought for this law, which now protects a writer's work for life plus 50 years a copyright law |
#1465, aired 1991-01-04 | LITERARY LINGO $200: The opposite of euphony, this harsh combination of sounds also ends with "phony" cacophony |
#1465, aired 1991-01-04 | LITERARY LINGO $300: A long, heroic narrative poem; "The Aeneid" is one an epic |
#1465, aired 1991-01-04 | LITERARY LINGO $400: Latin for "a leaf", it's the type of book in which Shakespeare's works appeared in 1623 a folio |
#1465, aired 1991-01-04 | LITERARY LINGO $500: French for "untying", it's the unwinding of a plot after the climax denouement |
#1454, aired 1990-12-20 | SPORTS LINGO $100: This word for a football is a misnomer, since it's not made of that material pigskin |
#1454, aired 1990-12-20 | SPORTS LINGO $200: Of bantam, fly & feather, the word used to describe the lightest boxing weight flyweight |
#1454, aired 1990-12-20 | SPORTS LINGO $300: A horse's gait, so named because it was the favorite of pilgrims riding to Becket's cathedral canter |
#1454, aired 1990-12-20 | SPORTS LINGO $400: Sportscaster Chick Hearn coined this phrase for W. Chamberlain's forceful scoring shot a slam dunk |
#1454, aired 1990-12-20 | SPORTS LINGO $500: A golf fairway laid out at an angle, named for a canine's appendage a dogleg |
#1303, aired 1990-04-11 | LEGAL LINGO $100: Larceny is usually divided into these 2 classes depending on the value of the stolen property petty & grand |
#1303, aired 1990-04-11 | LEGAL LINGO $200: "At the time in question I was on a retreat in the Himalayas" is an example of one alibi |
#1303, aired 1990-04-11 | LEGAL LINGO $300: Paying an attorney to insure that his services will be available puts him "on" this retainer |
#1303, aired 1990-04-11 | LEGAL LINGO $400: In this type of law school "court", 2 teams of students take opposing sides of an imaginary case moot court |
#1303, aired 1990-04-11 | LEGAL LINGO $500: Middle English for "to shut out", it means to bar one's right to redeem mortgaged property foreclose |
#1295, aired 1990-03-30 | LAW $600: In Latin legal lingo it means "by the fact itself" Ipso Facto |
#1242, aired 1990-01-16 | CIRCUS LINGO $100: He announces the acts & starts the show by blowing a whistle ringmaster |
#1242, aired 1990-01-16 | CIRCUS LINGO $200: In circus slang, it's any town where the circus plays, & it's usually for more than one night stand |
#1242, aired 1990-01-16 | CIRCUS LINGO $300: A Joey isn't a circus kangaroo but rather one of these performers clown |
#1242, aired 1990-01-16 | CIRCUS LINGO $400: The name of this cowgirl is used to mean a complimentary ticket or free pass Annie Oakley |
#1242, aired 1990-01-16 | CIRCUS LINGO $500: "Big Bertha" & "The Big One" refer to this great American circus Ringling Brothers (Barnum & Bailey) |
#1229, aired 1989-12-28 | ASTROLOGY $200: In astrological lingo, the sun & the moon are called these, just like Mars, Jupiter, etc. planets |
#1106, aired 1989-05-29 | LEGAL LINGO $200: According to the World Book, the relationship between landlords & these goes back to the feudal system tenants |
#1106, aired 1989-05-29 | LEGAL LINGO $400: An accusation of a wrong, or an action of the Light Brigade a charge |
#1106, aired 1989-05-29 | LEGAL LINGO $600: From the Latin for "crime", evidence indicating you committed the crime is considered this incriminating |
#1106, aired 1989-05-29 | LEGAL LINGO $800: Colorful term used to describe state laws regulating the sale of securities blue sky laws |
#1106, aired 1989-05-29 | LEGAL LINGO $1000: Violation of trademark rights is called this infringement |
#1097, aired 1989-05-16 | THEMES & TRADEMARKS $400: Songs the Elis sing at this university include "Bingo", "Bull-Dog" & "Bingo, That's The Lingo" Yale |
#1038, aired 1989-02-22 | ABBREVIATIONS $200: In weather terms "DP" means dew point; in baseball lingo it stands for this double play |
#984, aired 1988-12-08 | LABOR $600: In labor lingo it's the term for a complaint grievance |
#911, aired 1988-07-18 | WORD ORIGINS $600: During medieval times, it meant "meaningless chatter"; now it means the special vocabulary of a trade jargon |
#833, aired 1988-03-30 | LEGAL LINGO $100: The letter "C" in a circle stands for this a copyright |
#833, aired 1988-03-30 | LEGAL LINGO $200: An identifying name, symbol, sign or logo attached or applied to goods for sale a trademark |
#833, aired 1988-03-30 | LEGAL LINGO $300: Term for the act or process of proving a will in court probate |
#833, aired 1988-03-30 | LEGAL LINGO $400: Not having had a wedding ceremony, Ben Franklin & D. Reed had, in legal terms, this type of marriage common-law marriage |
#833, aired 1988-03-30 | LEGAL LINGO $500: In cooking, garnish means to embellish food; in law, embellish means this to withhold money from a salary |
#796, aired 1988-02-08 | LEGAL LINGO $200: A postponement of a legal action, you might receive one "of execution" stay |
#796, aired 1988-02-08 | LEGAL LINGO $400: A jury in this condition is deadlocked, but a crook in this condition is dead hung |
#796, aired 1988-02-08 | LEGAL LINGO $600: To examine or hear a case by judicial process or at least attempt to do so to try |
#796, aired 1988-02-08 | LEGAL LINGO $800: From the Latin for "under penalty", it's a legal writ requiring you to appear in court subpoena |
#796, aired 1988-02-08 | LEGAL LINGO $1000: The opponents in a lawsuit, they enter the room at the start of "People's Court" litigants |
#770, aired 1988-01-01 | BASEBALL LINGO $100: "The Fall Classic" the World Series |
#770, aired 1988-01-01 | BASEBALL LINGO $200: Because of sun exposure, outfield seats with no roof over them are called this the bleachers |
#770, aired 1988-01-01 | BASEBALL LINGO $300: Baseball's "hot corner", it's peppered with hard drives, not hot tips third base |
#770, aired 1988-01-01 | BASEBALL LINGO $400: Player called a "short man", because he's usually in the game a relatively short time the relief pitcher |
#709, aired 1987-10-08 | LATIN LEGAL LINGO $100: "I will not contest it" nolo contendere |
#709, aired 1987-10-08 | LATIN LEGAL LINGO $200: "In fact" de facto |
#709, aired 1987-10-08 | LATIN LEGAL LINGO $300: "Not of sound mind" non compos mentis |
#709, aired 1987-10-08 | LATIN LEGAL LINGO $400: "In good faith" bona fide (bona fides accepted) |
#709, aired 1987-10-08 | LATIN LEGAL LINGO $500: "The body of a crime" corpus delicti |
#708, aired 1987-10-07 | BIRDS $600: The 2 birds which, in gangster lingo, both refer to informants or squealers stool pigeon & canary |
#670, aired 1987-07-03 | BASEBALL LINGO $100: Carl Hubbell named this pitch which can also mean any zany player, whether he throws it or not a screwball |
#670, aired 1987-07-03 | BASEBALL LINGO $200: A New York Mets outfielder, or a bruise resulting from sliding Strawberry |
#670, aired 1987-07-03 | BASEBALL LINGO $300: To fail in a critical situation, or to move your grip up the bat to choke |
#670, aired 1987-07-03 | BASEBALL LINGO $400: The 2nd game of a double header, or the last congratulatory drink the winning pitcher might have a nightcap |
#670, aired 1987-07-03 | BASEBALL LINGO $500: For a batter to strike out swinging or someone in the stands who hopes it won't happen fan |
#667, aired 1987-06-30 | SHOW BIZ LINGO $200: In classic "Variety" usage, a "hardtop" was a regular movie theater & an "ozoner" one of these a drive-in |
#667, aired 1987-06-30 | SHOW BIZ LINGO $400: If a film "preems in Gotham", in has premiered in this city New York |
#667, aired 1987-06-30 | SHOW BIZ LINGO $600: 1st used by Variety around 1948, a "cleffer" is a person who writes these songs |
#667, aired 1987-06-30 | SHOW BIZ LINGO $1000: In WWII, it was a bomb which could destroy an entire city block; now it's a huge success a blockbuster |
#667, aired 1987-06-30 | SHOW BIZ LINGO $1,500 (Daily Double): Meaning overzealous praise, "hype" is short for this word hyperbole |
#642, aired 1987-05-26 | LUMBERJACK LINGO $100: Loggers call "Timber!" if a tree is falling & call "Headache!" if someone's about to bump this their head |
#642, aired 1987-05-26 | LUMBERJACK LINGO $200: When a high-rigger "tops the spar", he cuts off this part of a tree the top section |
#642, aired 1987-05-26 | LUMBERJACK LINGO $300: Going into town a logger might put on a hat & 1 of these "choke straps" a tie |
#642, aired 1987-05-26 | LUMBERJACK LINGO $400: It is called a "misery harp" by those that have to push & pull one a (crosscut) saw |
#631, aired 1987-05-11 | LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $100: You don't hit someone with this "lead pipe"; you eat it with meatballs spaghetti |
#631, aired 1987-05-11 | LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $200: "Sneeze", shaken in soups & salads pepper |
#631, aired 1987-05-11 | LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $300: To order liver cooked with these, a waitress yells, "Put out the lights & cry!" onions |
#631, aired 1987-05-11 | LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $400: If you want this Irish immigrant entree, scream "red horse, put a wreath on it!" corned beef & cabbage |
#631, aired 1987-05-11 | LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $500: If you "brand bossy", you're doing this frying a hamburger |
#615, aired 1987-04-17 | EUPHEMISMS $1,700 (Daily Double): In the lingo of hospital & gov't this pair becomes "negative patient care outcome & income enhancement" death and taxes |
#597, aired 1987-03-24 | LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $100: To "put a hat on Georgia" meant to float this on a Coke an ice cream scoop |
#597, aired 1987-03-24 | LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $200: A "fly cake" has these in it, which, to some, look like dead insects raisins |
#597, aired 1987-03-24 | LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $300: Noah's boy ham |
#597, aired 1987-03-24 | LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $400: A glass of water was called a "tin roof" because it was free... or this on the house |
#597, aired 1987-03-24 | LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $500: If you're "sitting in booth number 13", you're this dead |
#560, aired 1987-01-30 | BUSINESS LINGO $200: A banker's best rate, or a butcher's best rib prime |
#560, aired 1987-01-30 | BUSINESS LINGO $400: A bond value of 100% or an expert golfer's average score par |
#560, aired 1987-01-30 | BUSINESS LINGO $600: Over-the-counter stocks are indexed on the automated quote system known by this acronym NASDAQ |
#502, aired 1986-11-11 | LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $100: To "wreck a pair" is to do this to 2 eggs to scramble |
#502, aired 1986-11-11 | LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $200: "Whistle berries" refers to these Boston legumes baked beans |
#502, aired 1986-11-11 | LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $300: In the early days, a glass of this was "Adam's ale" or "Potomac phosphate" water |
#502, aired 1986-11-11 | LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $400: Number that Mel might have called out to say "We're all out of it" 86 |
#502, aired 1986-11-11 | LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $500: "Bossy in a bowl" beef stew |
#448, aired 1986-05-28 | LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $100: "On the hoof" is meat done this way rare |
#448, aired 1986-05-28 | LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $200: Your dessert if you get "A-pie & moo juice" apple pie & a glass of milk |
#448, aired 1986-05-28 | LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $300: After a meal, you might want to use this, "lumber" a toothpick |
#448, aired 1986-05-28 | LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $400: "Looseners", named because of this fruit's supposed laxative effect prunes |
#448, aired 1986-05-28 | LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $500: Components of a "sinker & suds" breakfast donut & coffee |
#349, aired 1986-01-09 | LEGAL LINGO $200: Court decree, often acknowledging fraud, declaring that a marriage never existed annulment |
#349, aired 1986-01-09 | LEGAL LINGO $400: Paired with "aid", it means to incite someone to commit a crime abet |
#349, aired 1986-01-09 | LEGAL LINGO $600: Surrender of an accused criminal by one country or state to another extradition |
#349, aired 1986-01-09 | LEGAL LINGO $800: Term for international waters not within any one nation's jurisdiction, but open to all high seas |
#349, aired 1986-01-09 | LEGAL LINGO $1000: Some are released from jail on bail, but lucky ones can be released on this their own recognizance |
#340, aired 1985-12-27 | LITERARY LINGO $200: A biting satire, Harvard's went "National" lampoon |
#340, aired 1985-12-27 | LITERARY LINGO $400: One writer's deliberate theft of another's literary material plagiarism |
#340, aired 1985-12-27 | LITERARY LINGO $600: Not a spectral but a surrogate author ghostauthor/ghostwriter |
#340, aired 1985-12-27 | LITERARY LINGO $800: Whether Shakespearean, Spenserian, or Petrarchian, they have but 14 lines sonnet |
#340, aired 1985-12-27 | LITERARY LINGO $1000: Most similes begin with one or the other of these 2 words like or as |
#298, aired 1985-10-30 | LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $100: Java, or joe coffee |
#298, aired 1985-10-30 | LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $200: A bun pup a hot dog |
#298, aired 1985-10-30 | LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $300: A bowl of red chili |
#298, aired 1985-10-30 | LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $400: Hold the hail no ice |
#298, aired 1985-10-30 | LUNCH COUNTER LINGO $500: Squeeze one orange juice |