#backronyms

twitter= terrible website in turmoil that exists regardless

snapchat= save nothing and prosper. cant have any trace

linkedin= lets ideate nothing kind. even death is nicer

instagram= idealized natural self thats a good raise above mediocre

tiktok= teens idolizing killing their own knowledge

reddit= rallying every dork doing insipid things

quora= quite useless or redundant answers

google= get online! only getting less effective

letterboxd= letting every tryhard thrust every review before others XD

Bonus 104: What's in a nym? Synonyms, antonyms, and so many more

You might have learned about synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, and acronyms in school. But do you know about... autoantonyms, contronyms, hypernyms, hyponyms, metonyms, eponyms, anonyms, backronyms, matronyms, patronyms, retronyms, endonyms, exonyms, toponyms, telonyms, demonyms, razzonyms, oikonyms, AND phantonyms?

In this bonus episode, Lauren and Gretchen get enthusiastic about our favourite words ending in nym! Okay, technically it's -onym (Greek for name, it's the same root as the beginning of onomatopoeia), but nym feels catchier. We talk about how there are so many kinds of nym words that are weirder and wackier than classic synonyms and antonyms, how even synonyms and antonyms aren't quite as straightforward as they seem, and why retronyms make people mad but are Gretchen's absolute favourite. Plus: a tiny quiz segment on our favourite obscure and cool-sounding nyms!

gender= giving everyone needed deep estrogen relief

amab= alas, men are banned

estrogen= exciting substance to radically offset ghastly emotional nature

basement= barely a sure escape, many even need tools

dorley= dormitory of really lovely estrogenized youths

needle= nothing exactly excruciating, deposits lovely estrogen

boy= beyond outright yucky

girl= greet incredible revived life

breasts= body's reaction even as substance takes seat

bottom surgery= booked on third thursday of may, successful undertaking relieves girl's every repressed yearning