Vaccines Are Full of Bull? Animal-Related Words for Diseases and Cures
In earlier episodes of Animalogy Podcast, we talked about parts of our anatomy named for their resemblance to animals, such as muscle and coccyx. In t...
Animalogy The Animals in Our Everyday Words & Phrases
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ANIMALOGY is a podcast about language, the animal-related words and phrases we use every day, and how they reflect and affect our relationship with animals. Hosted by Colleen Patrick-Goudreau, bestselling author, long-time podcaster, and self-proclaimed zoolinguaphile, Animalogy will change the way you talk -- and think -- about animals. For show notes and more, visit animalogypodcast.com.
Don’t Get Fleeced or Pull the Wool Over Your Eyes: Expressions from the Hair of Sheep
Have you ever been "fleeced"? Have you ever "gone in search of the golden fleece" or "pulled the wool over someone's eyes"? Are your opinions "dyed in...
Berserk for Bears: Words from our Ursine Animals
We have many words built from the English word for "bear," the Latin word for "bear," and the Greek word for "bear," and we have many expressions and ...
Drawing Listeners Like Flies (Hopefully): Words from our Winged Insects
The word “fly” is a very old word, and of course we have many expressions and nouns that contain the word "fly" itself, but do you know that there are...
What's in a Name? The Soul of an Animal
In a pivotal scene in David Lynch’s film, The Elephant Man, the main character turns on those who are cruelly taunting him and declares “I am not an e...
Geographical Place Names with Animal Origins
If I asked you to name some cities and countries named after animals, how many could you come up with? You might think of obvious ones, such as Buffal...
Piggyback: Animal Words with No Animal Origins
"Piggyback" has nothing to do with pigs! In fact, there are many seemingly animal-related words and phrases in the English language that have nothing ...
Animals in Our Bones: Anatomy Terms from Animals
By now you would have listened to the Animalogy episodes about the words muscle, coccyx, and tragus — all parts of our body. All words from animals. T...
Vegetarians Eat Meat: The History and Future of the Word
The word meat goes back at least as far as 731 AD, but it didn't mean then what it does today. Its meaning was much broader. Understanding the history...
Animal Characteristics in Word Histories: Who They Are in What We Say
Whereas the word veal in English simply means “flesh of a calf” and pork in English means “flesh of a pig used as food,” hidden in many of the Anglo-S...