Why Is Pumpernickel Bread Named for a Farting Devil?
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Listen to Lexicon Valley Episode No. 57: LinguaFile X | Pumpernickel
Mike Vuolo and Bob Garfield discuss the etymology and history of the word pumpernickel with Wall Street Journal language columnist Ben Zimmer. For more on pumpernickel, visit Zimmer’s Word Routes column on Vocabulary.com.
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