Language is constantly evolving, and Gen Z has undoubtedly added its unique flair to the lexicon. With the rise of social media, memes, and online culture, new slang expressions are born alm… Read More
Introduction
Language is a powerful tool for communication, and sex slang words are an intriguing part of our linguistic landscape. These words and phrases reflect cultural attitudes, social… Read More
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An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: People whose names get mangled by autocorrect have urged technology companies to fix the problem faster, with one person whose name get… Read More
Fink, a police informer
Specialists and amateurs have long discussed fink, and the main purpose of today’s post is to tell those who are not versed in etymology what it takes to study… Read More
For a writer with the proper equipment – an ear, curiosity
enough to kill a dozen cats, and a large capacity for laziness - Twitter, Tik Tok, blogs and the infinite
cesspoo… Read More
Learn how to use this new term IRL (or in your DMs)
Have you ever been scrambling to guess what a new slang term means? “IMK” is an informal way of expressing an idea without bei… Read More
Your guide to every hand emoji’s popular uses (with examples)There seems to be an emoji for everything these days, and a lot of them are interpreted differently based on who you’… Read More
Machine Translation (MT) is a subfield of computational linguistics that focuses on the use of software to translate text or speech from one language to another. It is one of the most signif… Read More
Table of ContentsCommunication and ConfidenceDictionaries and ThesauriMovies and MusicPublic Speaking and Articulation
Vocabulary Victors: Acquiring a new language can be a formidable end… Read More
Are you ready to give your brain a workout like no other? Look no further than the Wall Street Journal Crossword! This daily mental challenge is not just any ordinary puzzle – it&rsquo… Read More
Natural Language Processing: The Next Big Thing in AI Tech
Imagine a world where your devices don’t just hear your words but actually understand them and can even talk back in a mea… Read More
Knowing what you shouldn’t say to a Southerner can be difficult if you didn’t grow up in the South. Specific phrases, an offhand comment, and even a well-meaning compliment can e… Read More
Key Takeaways:
Understanding the Pink Cloud: Insight into the euphoric phase many experience during early recovery.
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In search of the MacGuffin
I considered opening this post in the style of Dashiell Hammett:
Samuel Spade’s jaw was long and bony, his chin a jutting v under the more flexible v of h… Read More
Unscheduled gleanings and a few idioms
I receive questions about the origin of words and idioms with some regularity. If the subjects are trivial, I respond privately, but this week a corre… Read More
Inspired by Anatoly Liberman's Take My Word for It: A Dictionary of English Idioms (which I've reviewed for the International Journal of Lexicography), here's a quick dip into some ways… Read More
April 20th, also known as 4/20 (the origins of which will be discussed later), has become an informal holiday of sorts for the estimated 17% of Americans who reportedly smoke marijuana.
As… Read More
Popular sayings in the English language often have multiple meanings — such as “a heart of gold” and “time is money.”
Some expressions are also clever meta… Read More
Delving into the jigsaw puzzle of Irish slang can truly leave many globetrotters scratching their heads. It’s a conundrum I’ve come face-to-face with, and having delved headfirst… Read More
We listen to it full blast, we sing the lyrics at the top of our lungs, and even relate to the song, but perhaps there are times we are unsure of what we’re actually singing &mdas… Read More
Expressions with deeper meanings or fascinating origin stories tend to be used commonly in the English language — everything from “barking up the wrong tree” to &ldquo… Read More
Paul/LeRoy, Michigan: Can you
explain the many meanings of the word rundown? An interesting phrasal verb and/or adjective. It may signify colli… Read More
37 of the Best Responses to ‘Hubba Hubba’ dives into the playful world of flirtatious banter, originating from the slang term “Hubba Hubba,” used to express approval… Read More
Noah Webster might have radicalised the way that words were spelt in America, but some of his suggestions fell on stoney ground, such as tung for tongue, wimmen for women, and iland for… Read More
99 Surprising Facts From History101 HISTORY FACTS1. The shortest war in history was between Britain and Zanzibar in 1896 and lasted only 38 minutes.2. In 1969, the United States spent $24 mi… Read More
For many aspiring students, studying in Australia is not just about academics but embracing a new culture and way of life. Adapting to Aussie culture can be an exciting journey, but it c… Read More
The digital age has ushered in a new era of communication, particularly in the realm of dating. Tinder, a leading dating platform, has become a fertile ground for the emergence of unique sla… Read More
A Retrospective on “Origin Uncertain”
In early March, the mail brought me the expected complimentary copies of my recent book Origin Uncertain: Unraveling the Mysteries of Etymo… Read More
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Jonathon Green, the foremost lexicographer of slang, introduces his predec… Read More
Do you know the “burger and a grape snow cone” meaning? Most people don’t know that it is actually a slang phrase used for a sexual act. Alan Jackson first used in his hit… Read More
Today’s word of the day is BS. BS is an abbreviation for multiple words. The American English definitions of BS are bachelor of science, bill of sales, bachelor of surgery, or bullsh*t… Read More
Rizz, sounds catchy ! right ? Rizz is officially a word now, according to the Oxford English Dictionary.
The word is made popular by Twitch streamer and YouTuber Kai Cenat, ‘… Read More
Language apps are the best way to learn a new language. If you want to learn a new language quickly or gain fluency in a language, then Spanish learning apps are an excellent source to learn… Read More
Linguists often estimate there to be between 170,000 commonly used words and 1 million as answers to the question “how many words are in the English language?”
The English lan… Read More
I was chilling at my desk, totally in the zone, when out of nowhere, a coworker dropped the bomb: “Wife beater singlets are the best option for custom printing; what do you suggest?&rd… Read More
An anonymous reader shares a report: British comedian Michael McIntyre has a standard bit in his standup routines concerning the many (many!) slang terms posh British people use to describe… Read More
“Stray dog menace” a manufactured phrase doing the predictable rounds of social media and news print,.
Menace : noun. /ˈmenəs/ /ˈmenəs/ [countabl… Read More
Stunting adalah kondisi gagal tumbuh pada anak balita akibat kekurangan gizi kronis, sehingga anak terlalu pendek untuk usianya. Stunting dapat berdampak buruk bagi perkembangan fisik, kogni… Read More
“Indian summer” and other curious idioms
Part 1: Indian summer
The Internet is full of information about the origin of the phrase Indian summer. Everything said there about t… Read More
Wondering why a tank top is called wife beater, what is the history behind this mysterious title, how a plain cloth term has this much influence worldwide and how custom printing adds a uniq… Read More
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Ever since I moved to Paris, I’ve enjoyed traveling across Europe and getting lost in another culture and language. I speak French so some L… Read More
Intractable words
In my correspondence with the journalist who was curious about the origin of caucus, I wrote that we might never discover where that word came from (see the posts for Janu… Read More
Gen Z is obsessed with social media trends, we interact with our friends on social media more than in real life, and while interacting with each other Gen Z (born between 1992 -2012) has gen… Read More
Technology continues to reshape how we communicate. The language of love has evolved. Modern love and dating slang terms can be challenging to grasp and leave us feeling out of touch when t… Read More