Football vs The Dictionary: Susie Dent on bus-parking & bouncebackability
About this episode
Susie Dent joins the podcast to explore the language of football, discussing various terms and their meanings.
The pod welcomes Susie Dent, the queen of Countdown's dictionary corner, to examine the language of football in the sort of detail we've always dreamed of. Susie takes us through the ironic death of the word bouncebackability, why aplomb is not quite as glamorous as it might sound, talismans, gilt-edged changes, what it feels like to be a stalwart, lambasts vs tirades, princocks and pavonisers, and what it really means to be "at sixes and sevens". Meanwhile, there's talk of tinpot dictionaries that just can’t compete with the Big Three, Arsene Wenger speaking a language none of us will understand, and could the "iron bucket" become the new "parking the bus"? Play the new Happy Hunting Grounds daily quiz at games.footballcliches.com Sign up for Dreamland, the new members-only Football Clichés experience, to access our exclusive new show and much more: https://dreamland.footballcliches.com Visit nordvpn.com/cliches to get four extra months on a two-year plan with NordVPN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Adam Hurrey
Guest: Susie Dent
Topics covered
- language of football
- football terminology
- bouncebackability
- dictionary analysis
- football culture
Keywords
- bouncebackability
- football terminology
- language
- dictionary
- Arsene Wenger
Sponsors
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Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Countdown
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