WORDS

The wire in ‘down to the wire’ was originally found on a horse racetrack—and ‘home stretch’ didn’t come from baseball.

Yes, there's a specific word for a treatise on a beard.

When someone stops what they’re saying to go back and change a word to an even stronger one (as in, “I’m very happy—no, ecstatic to be here”), that’s called "epanorthosis."

How’s your hose? If the question is confusing—or sounds like someone is trying to sell you gardening equipment—you might not be up on your baseball slang. “Ever

D is one of the most frequently used letters in the alphabet. Consider adding some of these delicious D words to your vocabulary.

Admitting you don’t know the meaning behind any of Chicago’s long-standing slang terms is akin to slathering your hot dog with ketchup.

It might not be a big deal, but you can make it sound like one.

You might be playing Wordle with hard-mode rules without even knowing it. Here’s how it differs from the regular version.

If you’ve ever tried to give “110 percent” to a task, chances are you’ve worked in an office where people tend to use a lot of corporate jargon.

If your Wordle game is feeling stale, these math-backed opening words could give the momentum you need.

Even the most well-respected dictionaries consider ‘mistrust’ and ‘distrust’ interchangeable. But people do tend to use them a little differently.

Battologize your friends by repeating these over and over again.