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Booyah — Dictionary.com Is 30! A Trip Back to 1995

Learn the Birthstones That Make Each Month Sparkle

Hobbies & Passions

22 Motivational Words To Propel You Into 2022

Hobbies & Passions

The Origin Of 12 Cherished Christmas Traditions

History

Celebrate the Season With These Words for Capricorns

Hobbies & Passions

Is Figgy Pudding?

Food & Drink

Words To Know To Rejoice In The Christmas Season In...

Holidays

Offbeat Characters Of The Christmas Holiday Season

Holidays

The 12 Days Of Christmas And Their Meaning

Holidays

Meet Krampus, Saint Nick’s Not-So-Jolly Sidekick

Current Events

Dig Into These 12 Regional Comfort Foods In The US

Food & Drink

Which Turkey Came First: The Bird Or The Country?

History

Do These Words Best Describe a Sagittarius?

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Words We Know Because Of Star Trek

Whether or not you're a Trekkie, you are bound to know (and even use) some of these phrases made popular by the beloved sci-fi franchise, Star Trek.

Beam over to these words!

Why Do Americans Call Football “Soccer”?

Why does the most popular sport in the world have two names? Learn about where the names "football" and soccer" come from, and who uses them now.

Find out which term came first.

Have You Ever Heard Of These Strange Studies?

From Escapology to Scatology, we’re touring the campus of out-of-the-ordinary fields of study in which some people specialize. Did your campus have these majors?

Discover your next major.