Big Words for Smart People

4: Jejune

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, what's that smell? It's "pugnent"
Lightning strikes near the scrunchy-tunnel
An inch and a half changes everything
Airport sinks, am I right?!
 
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Show-notes definition pulled from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary

3: Fontanelle

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 puzzle wizards)
Presidential food suppository stories - we… don’t talk to Terry
Pachycephalosaurus fun facts
 
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Show-notes definition pulled from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary

2: Lamination

Frankie's brought us lamination this week - everyone's favorite superfluous office friend.
 
Lamination - noun
the process of laminating
the state of being laminated
a laminated structure
lamina (Eric's note: isn't this just the same thing but again?)
a defect in a coin in which a layer of metal appears to have buckled or fallen off during the striking process
 
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
A warning to teachers everywhere.
 
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Show-notes definition pulled from the Merriam-Webster online dictionary

1: Encoding

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.
 
Encoding - verb
a: to convert (something, such as a body of information) from one system of communication into another
especially : to convert (a message) into code or, b: to convey symbolically
to specify the genetic code for
 
In this episode:
Learning new languages the hard way
Middle school cruelty
The myth of neurotypical
An incredible low bar for professionalism.
 
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