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The Naughty Etymologist 09-22-2017

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Today's naughty-sounding word has been spoken by many WCLV listeners. Some of them while on stage in costume -- and people PAID to hear them say it.  And some listeners have portrayed the role -- the "Lord-High-Everything-Else" from Gilbert and Sullivan's "The Mikado."  But the character has a rather naughty-sounding name.

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