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There is a whole slew of everyday words in English that have origins in Irish and Gaelic.

This St. Patrick’s Day, discover the origins of this old Irish idiom and how it all ties back to the Blarney Stone in Ireland.

‘Radíidin’ means “a time allegedly a holiday but actually so much a burden because of work and preparations that it is a dreaded occasion.” ‘Thehena’ is a word for “Joy despite negative circumstances.”

The names of logical fallacies often double as common expressions—but they don't always mean the same thing.

Test your pronunciation of toughies like 'victuals' and 'skein.'

We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?

It’s one of the most common weather idioms. But what do lions and lambs even have to do with the month of March?

We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?

Latin isn’t widely spoken in Latin America, so why is it called that?

Until a few decades ago, Ukraine was almost always referred to as 'the Ukraine'. Then people started dropping the definite article, and now you almost never see it. Here's why.

These mistakes show that little kids know a lot more about the rules than we think.

We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?