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

The Proud Origins Of College Mascot Names

Hobbies & Passions

These Food Names Aren’t You Think They Are

Food & Drink

These Funny Words From “Friends” Will Be There For You

Pop Culture

How To Talk Like A Pirate

Hobbies & Passions

The Origin Of Pizza – One Of Italy’s Most Famous...

Food & Drink

A-“Bey”-C: Learn The Lingo Of Beyoncé

Pop Culture

Playful Words That Jane Austen Popularized

Pop Culture

8 Music Festival Names That Rock

Hobbies & Passions

These Might Be The Strangest Names In Sports

Hobbies & Passions

’s Your Sign? The 12 Emoji Of The Zodiac

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The Meanings Behind “Harry Potter” Spells

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Learn The Vocabulary Of Comic-Con

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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.

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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.