‘Brain Rot’ Is the Word of 2024, According to Oxford
The phrase for being terminally online is not flattering, but it is Oxford’s Word of the Year.
The phrase for being terminally online is not flattering, but it is Oxford’s Word of the Year.
Use these obscure terms to describe (or diss) the bad guy in your life.
The popular nursery rhyme may have emerged in the 14th century—and it didn’t have anything to do with bathing.
Mary Janes have an early-20th-century comic strip to thank for their name.
Are all these new slang terms confusing you? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.
We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?
You have Tinseltown to thank for phrases like ‘cut to the chase’ and ‘jump the shark.’
From rabbits to butterflies, learn the surprising origins of these animal names.
This spooky season, be able to tell your bugaboos from your tommyknockers.
Shoppers have been referring to Target as ‘tar-jay’ for over 60 years.
From ‘six-foot bungalow’ to ‘pine overcoat,’ there have been some creative euphemisms for coffins over the ages—and some terms that were surprisingly (and uncomfortably) direct.
We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?
Need another word for ‘moist’ (or some other gross word)? We’ve got you.
See which text abbreviations have people turning to Google.
You know to say, “I’ve got dibs!” but what if someone else says, “I wackie that doughnut,” or “Let's go snacks on it”? You might lose out on some chocolatey goodness. Be prepared by bulking up your dibs vocabulary.
This episode of The List Show is all about why we say what we say—from the poem that gave us ‘albatross around your neck’ to the hands that gave us ‘hands down.’
We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?
Here are a few words for ignorant people you might want to add to your lexicon, from ‘wantwit’ to ‘dorkmunder’ to ‘ninnyhammer.’
The meaning behind the money.
Here are 20 fun bits of Olympics slang, from diving’s ‘bingo’ to gymnastics’ ‘twisties.’
You may think you know the words to “Pop! Goes the Weasel.” The tune is everywhere from jack-in-the-box toys to Data and Riker’s first encounter in ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’. But it may not even be about a weasel at all.
The expression—which can be used for all things adorable—dates back to the early 20th century.
Italian is the language of love—and delightfully creative insults.
The idiom for demanding payment doesn’t quite have the equine origins one would think.