WORDS

A lot of idioms have counterparts with similar meanings across several languages. Here are a few international idioms whose meanings you might recognize.

That climactic moment in 'Avengers: Infinity War' needed a name. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, everyone started calling it the 'Snap.'

Judging from the popularity of 'Arya' and 'Khaleesi,' baby names can be just as in vogue, as scorned, or as controversial as any fashion trend.

Stephen Fry, the man who narrated all 11 Harry Potter audiobooks, couldn't get past one simple phrase without stuttering.

They're both cute and fluffy with big ears, but that's where the similarities end. It gets even more complicated when bunnies and jackrabbits are thrown into the mix …

Whether its FOMO, lit, or humblebrag, this will help you figure out if you should be thanking LL Cool J or an academic journal for your favorite new expression.

Though it was more than 100 years ago—on April 6, 1917—that the United States entered the First World War, its effect on our language continues.

So that's what you call it! It turns out that thingy, that doohickey, that stuff, and that space between those two things probably all have names.

The phrase bomb cyclone has re-entered the news. It seems appropriate for a strong storm to have bomb in its name, but the word actually refers to a meteorological phenomenon and not the cyclone's explosive intensity.

From Titian Red to Alice Blue to Scheele’s Green, this is where the history books meet the artist’s palette.

Every generation likes to think it invented slang anew, but often the latest words are actually very old.

To many of us, it might seem like a random jumble of letters and numbers. To Taiwanese people, it has a specific meaning.