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

Conversational No-Nos To Avoid During The Holidays

Holidays

Cracking The Christmas Carol Code

Holidays

Teach Your Kids New Words By Describing These Holiday Characters

Education

7 Word Games To Play With Your Elf On The...

Holidays

This Word Advent Calendar Brings Kids All The Holiday Cheer

Education

How Do People Say Grace In Other Religions And Cultures?

Holidays

How Authors Named Their Famous Characters

Pop Culture

Are The Spells In Harry Potter Real Words?

Literature

How Do I Write A Unique Online Dating Profile?

Hobbies & Passions

Creepy Creatures From Around The World

History

Fantastic Beasts That Can Be Found In The Dictionary

History

10 Marvelous Words From The Marvel Universe

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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.