Skip to main content
Subscribe
Login
News
Movies & TV
Books
Big on the Internet
Comics
Space
Gaming
About
Store
Subscribe
Login
News
Movies & TV
Books
Big on the Internet
Comics
Space
Gaming
About
Store
Latest words Stories
What is Wordnesia? Why Words Sometimes Look Weird, Explained
By
Julia Glassman
Feb 21st
Some of These New Oxford Dictionary Terms Make Me Feel Pretty Out of Touch
By
Jessica Lachenal
Aug 27th
Margaret Atwood Protests Removal of Nature Words From Oxford Junior Dictionary
By
Carolyn Cox
Jan 14th
Speaking of Walkers: A Study of the Slang Our Heroes Call Their Villains
By
Susana Polo
Jul 29th
Let’s Take a Break From All This Valentine’s Stuff and Learn About Word Origins With John Green
By
Glen Tickle
Feb 14th
Why Do We Call People With Orange Hair Redheads?
By
Glen Tickle
Dec 9th
Merriam-Webster Declares “Science” Its 2013 Word of the Year, We Declare Merriam-Webster Our 2013 Dictionary of the Year
By
Glen Tickle
Dec 3rd
Language Log Does an [Adjective]-Ass Job of Breaking Down This SNL Sketch
By
Glen Tickle
Nov 19th
Researchers Have Found That “Huh” Is One of the Most Universal Words in Human Language
By
Glen Tickle
Nov 18th
Twitter Users Call Out President Obama Because “Madder” Isn’t a Word, Except That it Is
By
Glen Tickle
Oct 22nd
On the Heels of “Twerk”, Oxford English Dictionary Considers Several New Silly Words
By
Dan Van Winkle
Oct 7th
“Twerk” Added to Oxford English Dictionary, We Don’t Like Their Definition
By
Glen Tickle
Aug 28th
Germany Eliminates 63-Letter Longest Word
By
Ian Chant
Jun 4th
Today In Geek History: In 2008, National Grammar Day Begins
By
Jeff LaSala
Mar 4th
Oxford Dictionaries Names GIF 2012 Word of the Year, Celebration GIFs Abound
By
Rollin Bishop
Nov 13th
Merriam-Webster Inducts “F-bomb,” “Sexting,” “Man Cave,” and Others Into the 2012 Dictionary
By
James Plafke
Aug 14th
It's 11/11, Here's Some Sarah Palindromes
By
Max Eddy
Nov 11th
Wanna Live Forever? Become A Noun! [Video]
By
Max Eddy
Sep 30th
France Bans The Words “Facebook” and “Twitter” from TV and Radio
By
Erin Podolak
Jun 6th
ZOMG! Oxford Dictionaries Online Debuts Official List of New Words
By
Erin Podolak
Jun 3rd
More Stories