Where does the word “mother” come from? What does it mean? If, for some reason, you find yourself asking these questions, read on (and, as an aside, you might need to seek some professional help). For ...

At its most basic, dude just means a guy or a person (“that dude over there”). But dude is one of the most versatile words in ...

Science Diction is a bite-sized podcast about words—and the science stories behind them. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, and sign up for our newsletter. Our English word zero comes from the ...

Science Diction is a bite-sized podcast about words—and the science stories behind them. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, and sign up for our newsletter. Sometime around the year 1500 CE, ...

“What really intrigued me at first was the word itself,” explained Anderson, director of the narrative feature film “The Big Empty” two years ago. Chatting with indieWIRE Thursday in the lobby of the ...

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Jess Zafarris began her journey into word nerdery in college, where her English literature coursework introduced her to the Old English of “Beowulf” and Chaucer’s Middle English. While pursuing her ...

Even though much of the adult world hasn't quite figured out what it means, '67' is the word of the year. Here's what it ...

Compared with other widely spoken languages, English has few guardrails against the will of the masses. We have no governing body equivalent to the Real Academia Española, much less the notoriously ...

Dictionary.com has officially revealed its newest Word of the Year. The online dictionary announced Wednesday that "67" is ...