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

We Can Thank Alexander Hamilton For Giving Us These Words

History

Zoom Through “Spin Class” With These 10 Cycling Terms

Hobbies & Passions

The Names For Different Types Of Fireworks

Hobbies & Passions

These Netflix Shows And Films Were Based On Books

Pop Culture

Are The Different Names For The American Flag?

History

Word Is Your State Looking Up On Father’s Day?

Holidays

Why Are Singing Groups Called “Glee Clubs”?

History

Become A (Dungeon) Master Of These D&D Slang Terms

Pop Culture

Is A “Claret Jug”?

History

These Songs Helped Us Learn How To Spell

Pop Culture

The Important Rise Of “#DemThrones”

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Scrabble Rules Some Experts Don’t Even Know

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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.