The print edition of Merriam-Webster was once a touchstone of authority and stability. Then the internet brought about a ...

The University of Hawaii at Manoa English department has selected “analogue” as its 2025 Word of the Year for Hawaii, ...

Most of us have at least one 'stiffrump' in our lives: 18th-century speak for a stubborn grouch. While every office has a ...

The word “convivial” is derived from Late Latin convivialis meaning “pertaining to a feast,” from Latin convivium meaning “a feast,” from convivere “to carouse together, live together,” and from the ...

For the uninitiated, Scrabble is a word-based board game, where between two and four players score points by contributing to ...

From AI slop to rage bait, 2025’s words reveal a world shaped by tech, outrage, and the human need to connect.

This week, try using rules of an existing board game to work out a hidden word, then move to a mathematical puzzle to determine the shares of pirates in a loot.

There is a small but noticeable trend of parents using weapons-inspired ― and, more broadly, aggressive ― names for their ...

And in Kent, we have our own special words that you won't find anywhere else. Kent is full of cool words. For example, ...

He told me that neijuan is an internet slang used by young Chinese to describe fierce but unproductive competition — employees competing against one another or companies locked in exhausting rivalry ...

If you’re a parent who hasn’t lost count of how many times you’ve asked your child, “Sorry… what does that mean?” this year, ...

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said the country is still facing “Hindu-Muslim problems” in society due to the ...