WORDS

These words will make you sound smart as you catch or dodge the bouquet.

Whether you’re enjoying the sharp taste of an IPA or disliking some nasty words from a colleague, it’s hard not to talk about bitterness. But we could all use a few new—or old—terms for this all-too-common concept.

The new release of old field recordings from the Dictionary of American Regional English showcase many weird and wonderful words.

Let’s reach into the etymological cooler and crack open the origins of some everyday booze names.

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.

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?

Forty years of <em>Star Wars</em> has given our language some useful everyday words.