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

Ready For Some Regional Rap Slang?

Pop Culture

Exploring A Runner’s High And Other Myths

Food & Drink

Ridiculous Clichés Athletes Use After Every Game

Hobbies & Passions

Famous Writers And Their Oddball Routines

Literature

The Best Podcasts About Language

Pop Culture

Villainous Pets We Love To Hate

Fun

The Original Memes (Before Memes)

History

Germophobe, Collector, Budgeter: Which Type Of Traveler Are You?

Hobbies & Passions

The Mind-Bending Stroop Effect: Don’t Read These Words!

Fun

The Origin Stories Behind Gaga And Other Musicians’ Names

Pop Culture

Decoding The Words From Your Last Yoga Class

Hobbies & Passions

Why Does A Cow Become Beef?

Food & Drink
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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.