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

Sweets to the Sweet: 12 Shakespeare Valentines Just For You

Current Events

8 Theatrical Terms For The Stage

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7 Band Names Defined

Pop Culture

Is A Bastille?

History

Does The “Bee” In Spelling Bee Mean Exactly?

Current Events

5 Famous Words Of American Country Music

Pop Culture

It’s All Relative: 7 Familial Phrases

Hobbies & Passions

8 Terms For Fashions Gone Extinct

History

There’s A Word For Why Adele’s Music Makes Us Cry

Language Stories

6 German Words So Good English Just Had to Borrow...

Hobbies & Passions

Hasta la Vista! 8 Goodbyes Worth Borrowing

Hobbies & Passions

In the Words of J.R.R. Tolkien. . .

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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.