Mark Peters

Here’s a look at some words you should be prepared to disavow completely if questioned.

Now that spring is here, no matter how committed you are to cars, it’s hard to resist an occasional mosey or stroll.

Consider reviving these words the next time you encounter anyone twistical.

Conspiracy theories are everywhere these days. Here are a few old words you can use to describe them while adjusting your tinfoil hat.

When something—say, a canyon or mistake—is truly enormous, the same old small time words like colossal and massive don’t always get the job done.

Next time you feel the urge to make your sparring partner aware of his lack of knowledge, soften the blow with one of these old-timey terms for ignorance.

Please use these words next time you have to describe a self-obsessed huff-snuff.

Since the days of yore, tales of imaginary creatures have been spread by storytellers, myth-makers, and drunk guys lost in the woods. But not all are as literary as the Bandersnatch or as hairy as the Yeti—some non-existent creatures, like the ones mentio