Words

From neutral ground to dividance to berm, on the roads of the U.S. there are more names for the median than you might think.

Antarctica has developed a lingo all its own.

Maligner. Fabricator. Fibber. Con artist. There are all sorts of ways you can say "liar," but in case you're running out, we’ve worked with the editors at the Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE) to come up with 10 more pieces of lying lingo to

Happy Bastille Day!

Impress your friends by asking for this sparkling water the right way.

From an Argentine pizza chain named after Kentucky to a Bulgarian quiz show called 'Nevada,' the names of American states have popped up in strange places around the world.

Since 1999, Urban Dictionary has been the online source for anyone trying to understand the latest slang terms—and that includes judges.

Every dialect has a grammar.

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The oft-derided font is valued in the dyslexic community.

The only word that matters to the spellers in the 90th annual Scripps National Spelling Bee is: champion.

Whether you’re enjoying a movie or eating your feelings, it’s hard to resist a good munch—or as the kids say these days, a nom nom nom. So why not learn about some old words for munching while polishing off those potato chips?

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Forty years of Star Wars has given our language some useful everyday words.

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

Can you figure out the one-word answers that start with 'S' and end in 'O' by their description?

What kind of mating is a checkmate? What kind of hair is mohair? What does a fanfare have to do with fans? It all makes sense when you go back to the Arabic roots of these words.