Richard Blanco Show (Part 2): Slang and Cultural Expressions
Alan Headbloom
Approx.
time
Expression
Explanation
24:40:00
rekindled spirit
a feeling whose fire is
lit again
24:47:00
tight-knit
emotionally close
25:46:00
can’t put a finger on
don’t exactly understand,
can’t describe
26:36:00
transpired
happened
26:38:00
hoopla
big celebration, much
activity, grand attention
26:41:00
outpouring
generous giving
27:22:00
subconscious
without thinking about it
27:58:00
underpinnings
fundamentals, basis
28:39:00
ski runs
slopes of a ski area
28:42:00
green trails
easiest trails to ski down
28:50:00
not accomplished
not expert, not skilled
28:59:00
blue, black, green trails
medium, difficult, easy
ski trails
29:29:00
Seasonal Affective
Disorder (SAD)
disease that makes people
depressed in winter due to lack of sun (and vitamin D)
29:32:00
never much of
not very good as
29:43:00
irony
when two surprising things
come together that you would never predict (for example, Richard has a ski
run named after his poem, but he’s not a good skier)
30:52:00
campfire to gather around
place for everyone to
share some personal time enjoying each other’s company
31:40:00
commemorate
create a special moment of
remembering
32:38:00
abridged version
shortened form
32:59:00
verbatim
exactly the same words
33:30:00
Little Ricky
when Richard was a young
boy
33:49:00
coming-of-age story
story about growing up and
transitioning to adulthood
34:53:00
Ricardo de Jesus Blanco
Valdez Sanchez Morena
all of Richard’s six names
(most Americans have only 3)
35:10:00
folkloric
traditional stories and
customs
35:46:00
peg the right name
give the proper name
36:31:00
pinching myself
can’t believe it’s real,
testing to see that I’m not really dreaming