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

The Cryptic Language of Wine

Food & Drink

Do You Know These Different Names For Beard Styles?

Hobbies & Passions

Good Grief! Quintessential Words Of Charlie Brown And The “Peanuts”...

Hobbies & Passions

How Your Favorite NFL Team Got Its Name

Hobbies & Passions

Words To Avoid In A Job Interview

Hobbies & Passions

The Simpsons Create Hilarious New Language

Hobbies & Passions

Never Use These Phrases At Work

Hobbies & Passions

Tennis Terms To Know When Playing The Sport

Hobbies & Passions

The Ancient Gods In Wonder Woman’s World

Pop Culture

These Alcoholic Drinks Are Hiding Behind Regular Words

Food & Drink

The Lyrical Story Of Punk Rock

Hobbies & Passions

Where Did The Phrase “Fast And The Furious” Come From?

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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.