This week, Emily and Kyle thoroughly roast each other. But don’t worry; it’s all in good fun. And it’s the perfect segue to chatting about the Aussie and Kiwi slang word, borak!

Kyle and Emily address a question that has haunted romantic partners for years--but this divisive worm conversation leads them to a much more fruitful discussion on the word fissiparous.

Emily and Kyle square up for an Alexander Hamilton style duel, but trade their pistols for fencing swords as they discuss the meaning and origin of the word spadassinicide.

Watch out, because this week Kyle and Emily are flying the not-so-friendly skies! They explore WW2 history, RAF slang, and the versatile meanings of the word prang.

Emily and Kyle talk about the etiquette of entertaining, the traditions of travel, and the xenophilic history of xenial.

On the hunt for some fun facts to bring to the office? Search no more, because this week, Kyle and Emily bring you the longest non-technical word you’ll find in a dictionary: floccinaucinihilipilification.

Emily and Kyle are joined by science communicator, worm-enthusiast, and co-host Ceri Riley. Together they look at the science of randomness, as they explore the tricky yet versatile word stochastic.

It’s the 100th episode of Butter No Parsnips and what better way to celebrate than poring over the sacred Lexiconicon while Seth has his back turned. And that’s just what Emily and Kyle did when, in the middle of their secretive studies, they found the notably numerable word ‘centiloquium.’

Kyle and Emily are joined by Alex Corigliano, co-host of the podcast dedicated to the New York Mets, the Mets Legends Cast. Emily takes everyone out to the ball game to chat about the meaning and origin of the word fungo.

Emily and Kyle go back to school and chat with author, purveyor of grammar and writing tips, and host of the Grammar Bee at your next corporate event, Ellen Jovin!

Kyle and Emily jump from modern song writing to classical composing, as they explore the distinctly musical word appoggiatura.

What might Eloise Bridgerton and Eloise at the Plaza have in common? Aside from a name, Emily and Kyle learn that both can be described by this week’s word, hoyden!

This week, our hosts chat about families of all kinds--biological and marital, real and mythical, loving and… strained, as they explore the history of the word privign.

This week, Emily stumps Kyle with a word whose spelling and pronunciation defy all expectations… umquhile.

Kyle and Emily trek around the world, and through the wetlands, as they wade into the history of the word vlei.

Emily takes Kyle from the ocean to the sky this week with the seafaring (and spacefaring) word dunsel.

Kyle grabs the doorknob with his tongue this week to let Emily into the world of the word fomite.

Emily calls out to Kyle like a songbird this week to introduce him to the amply avian word roup.

This week, Kyle and Emily sit down with renowned psycholinguist Jean Berko Gleason to talk about wugs, wuggies, zibmen, and what they mean for child psychology.

Emily and Kyle answer the biggest questions of the cosmos, as they discuss the meaning and origin of the word ylem.