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

25 Fabulous Words to Describe Your Furniture

Hobbies & Passions

’s for Sale in Pot Shops?

Hobbies & Passions

As If: The Slang Of Iconic Female Characters

Hobbies & Passions

7 Words To Describe Your Worst Date

Hobbies & Passions

The Slithery Word Origins Of Your Favorite Dragons

Hobbies & Passions

11 Classic Cocktails Everyone Should Know

Food & Drink

Hot Dog! Are They Sandwiches, Or Not?

Food & Drink

’s In A Name: 18 Popular Brands

Hobbies & Passions

Baseball Slang Every Fan Should Know

Hobbies & Passions

In The Huddle, They Speak A Different Language

Hobbies & Passions

How Major League Baseball Teams Got Their Names

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13 Words That Will Embarrass You Abroad

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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.