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From "yeet" to "social distancing," new words and phrases constantly emerge and evolve in American English. But how do these ...
It's still you! I wasn't watching! I can only see one ball on the green! These are just some of the phrases no golfer wants ...
When Andrés translates Colombian slang for his American boyfriend, he uncovers the hidden, often painful history behind words ...
Adam Aleksic, who posts as Etymology Nerd on social media, argues in a new book that algorithms are reshaping the English ...
From Buenos Aires to Bangkok, Montreal to Moscow, nearly every taxi driver in the world understands "OK." It's a gift from ...
Kjordy, who often posts about life as an American expat in London, has shared the British slang he now 'loves' using every day since moving to the UK ...
In honor of Clueless' 20th birthday (we know-we're totally buggin'!), we're exploring the origins of the movie's most memorable phrases.
Former Grizzlies point guard Yuki Kawamura, now with the Chicago Bulls, spoke about his time in Memphis and playing with Ja Morant.
As explained in Part I, which you can read HERE, the following list of 21 words or phrases are some of the terms that I found ...
My 11-year-old son loves it when I ask him what a slang word means. He gets to teach me something. It also gives us something to connect over during his pre-teen years. As a former middle school and ...
I don't mind that my son uses slang. He loves when I ask him what a word means, and it gives us something to connect over during his pre-teen years.
"Big yikes" is a phrase used in response to "something that's really embarrassing, disturbing, or shocking," said Reader's Digest. Using it "expresses a strong sense of cringe, awkwardness or ...