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

’s The Word Problem At The Heart Of Mad Men?

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Dictionary.com’s Exclusive Interview with Will Shortz: Part II

Hobbies & Passions

Dictionary.com’s Exclusive Interview with Will Shortz: Part 1

Hobbies & Passions

Learning To Speak More Than 12 Languages

Hobbies & Passions

Does “Metta World Peace” Mean?

Pop Culture

Does “Super 8” Mean?

Pop Culture

are the hardest words to translate into English? “Hyggelig”...

Hobbies & Passions

is the hardest word to translate from Spanish?

Hobbies & Passions

How Tetris Got Its Name

Hobbies & Passions

Leetspeak, aka L33t

Hobbies & Passions

The “Naga Viper” Chili Pepper And Its Spicy Name

Food & Drink

Who Is the “Granny Smith” Of Granny Smith Apples?

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.