# What does potipal and unalogical mean? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 20, 2020, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-potipal-and-unalogical-mean/848224 "2020-02-20T09:00:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TheSundial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6f9a4e/32.png) [@TheSundial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSundial)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-potipal-and-unalogical-mean/848224/1 "2020-02-20T09:00:23Z")
I’m watching episode 7 season 6 of Schitt’s Creek and the character played by Catherine O’Hara says some strange words. She is drinking wine with her character’s son and calls the wine ‘potipal’, there are no subtitles so I’m spelling it how it’s pronounced. Does it have to do with the word potent? Then she says ‘unalogical escapade’ referring that she’s glad she was able to get her son to drive somewhere to drink wine with her. I don’t know if I’m spelling the words correctly so I did the best I could on how it’s pronounced. Google search doesn’t seem to be helping. ---
**Author:** ![TheSundial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6f9a4e/32.png) [@TheSundial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSundial)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-potipal-and-unalogical-mean/848224/2 "2020-02-20T09:13:02Z")
Maybe made up words because she’s supposed to be tipsy/drunk? ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-potipal-and-unalogical-mean/848224/3 "2020-02-20T09:21:23Z")
I suspect the first is [potable](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potable). No guess for the second. ---
**Author:** ![psychonaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/psychonaut/32/4655_2.png) [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-potipal-and-unalogical-mean/848224/4 "2020-02-20T09:29:51Z")
Was the wine very bad? If so, maybe she was calling it “podical”, which is a synonym for “anal” (though usually only in entomological contexts). ---
**Author:** ![TheSundial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6f9a4e/32.png) [@TheSundial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSundial)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-potipal-and-unalogical-mean/848224/5 "2020-02-20T09:31:52Z")
It’s definitely potable, I should have known that. I wonder about unalogical or unological though. ---
**Author:** ![TheSundial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6f9a4e/32.png) [@TheSundial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSundial)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-potipal-and-unalogical-mean/848224/6 "2020-02-20T10:02:46Z")
Maybe if it’s possible someone could watch the episode and provide a better spelling. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-potipal-and-unalogical-mean/848224/7 "2020-02-20T11:11:43Z")
Possibly related to: > [@](#): > > An oenologist is an expert in the fields comprehended by the “Viticulture and Oenology” designation for oenology-training programmes and research centres that include schooling, training, and education in the outdoor and indoors aspects of wine and the making of wine. > **[Oenology](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oenology)** > > Oenology (also enology; /iːˈnɒlədʒi/ ee-NOL-o-jee) is the science and study of wine and winemaking. Oenology is distinct from viticulture, which is the science of the growing, cultivation, and harvesting of grapes. The English word oenology derives from the Greek word oinos (οἶνος) "wine" and the suffix –logia (-λογία) the "study of". An oenologist is an expert in the science of wine and of the arts and techniques for making wine. > University programs in oenology and viticulture usually feature... j ETA there is indeed a word [oenological](https://www.thefreedictionary.com/oenological) ---
**Author:** ![Found\_In\_Translation](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ebca7d/32.png) [@Found\_In\_Translation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Found_In_Translation)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-potipal-and-unalogical-mean/848224/8 "2020-02-20T11:13:22Z")
How about an ‘oenological escapade’? Oenology - the study of wine. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-potipal-and-unalogical-mean/848224/9 "2020-02-20T11:14:53Z")
> [@Found\_In\_Translation](#): > > How about an ‘oenological escapade’? Oenology - the study of wine. Let’s call it a draw? j ---
**Author:** ![ALOHA\_HATER](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/76d3ee/32.png) [@ALOHA\_HATER](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ALOHA_HATER)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-potipal-and-unalogical-mean/848224/10 "2020-02-20T22:16:43Z")
I’m sure they’re right about it being “potable.” The change from a ‘b’ sound to a ‘p’ sound is probably a hypercorrection that’s consistent with her character, who is not as fancy as she thinks and who tries really hard. ---
**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2020, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-potipal-and-unalogical-mean/848224/11 "2020-02-20T22:41:29Z")
“Hey, not to be too effusive, but I’d call that one potable.” “I’m so happy that I wrestled you away today for this oenological escapade.” > **[Schitt's Creek (2015) s06e07 Episode Script | SS](https://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/view_episode_scripts.php?tv-show=schitts-creek-2015&episode=s06e07)** > > Schitt's Creek (2015) s06e07 Episode Script | SS ---
**Author:** ![TheSundial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/6f9a4e/32.png) [@TheSundial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSundial)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2020, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-potipal-and-unalogical-mean/848224/12 "2020-02-25T22:54:30Z")
Thanks. I’ve been to Napa Valley and I’m sure Oenology was written somewhere nearby and I didn’t see it. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2020, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-potipal-and-unalogical-mean/848224/13 "2020-02-27T02:04:19Z")
unalogical – My first guess was anything sensible posted by **Una**.