Of all languages, English has the weirdest vocabulary – and it’s getting weirder “’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves/Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:/All mimsy were the borogoves,/And the mome raths ...

Ever noticed Americanisms creeping into British English? By stealth, cultural osmosis from across the pond, faster than you ...

It’s been a minute, but the 67 meme is just not going away. In fact, Dictionary.com last week announced that it’s the site’s ...

Another popular explanation is that cop comes from copper, as in the shiny metal, atomic number 29. The idea is that police ...

Google Translate has always been a useful app for travelers abroad, but it has also rolled out a few improvements that people may not already know about.

Some of the words are cutesy (kerfuffle, jubilee). Others are onomatopoeic, with a similar sound to the idea they’re describing (meow, clink, squeak). Some are bizarre sounding (for example, syzygy: ...

Listen, that whole chaotic mood swing—last week, or the one before, who even knows—was extreme. A tight Friday wrap that pulled a cosmic all-nighter, spilling ...

Just outside the city is rolling countryside, with shopping villages of independent stores, the National Memorial Arboretum, ...

Parents and teachers cover your ears. Dictionary.com says its word of the year is “6-7.” The viral term is one kids and ...

The Prince and Princess of Wales have won a legal case against a French magazine for publishing photos of their children on a ...

Dictionary.com has crowned '67' its 2025 Word of the Year, a term embraced by youth. Originating from music and amplified by ...