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

Strengthen Your Bonds With 17 Words Of Affirmation

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The Differences Between British English and American English

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Is The Gender-Neutral Form Of Mr. And Mrs.?

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How Many Of These Cool Spanish Words Do You Know?

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Is in Pumpkin Spice? And Does It Contain Pumpkin?

Food & Drink

Dagnabbit! Minced Oaths And Curse Word Alternatives

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How Gen Z Uses Emoji: A Guide For Millennials

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Is Science Fiction? The Elements That Define Sci-Fi

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How The Many Genres Of Beyoncé’s Renaissance Got Their Names

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Go From Casual to Speedruns With This Gaming Slang

Pop Culture

“Grande,” “Venti,” and “Trenta”: Do the Starbucks Sizes Literally...

Food & Drink

Are The Hardest Languages To Learn?

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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.