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

Only “Parks And Recreation” Fans Know These Phrases

Pop Culture

Have You Ever Heard Of These Strange Studies?

Hobbies & Passions

Dictionary.com’s Words to Inspire You for Earth Day

Current Events

Take The Harry Potter Vocabulary Challenge For Kids

Education

Why Do We Say “Rabbit Rabbit” Each New Month?

Holidays

Inconceivable! Play ’80s Movie Word Bingo

Fun

Yum Alert! Girl Scout Cookie Names Explained

Food & Drink

10 Archaic Yet Romantic Words For Valentine’s Day

Holidays

Nine Words With Surprising Connections To Fashion

Hobbies & Passions

Dictionary Conversation Hearts For Your Valentine

Holidays

Printable Valentines To Spark Kids’ Love Of Words

Education

The Strangest National Holidays You May Want To Celebrate

Holidays
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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.