Angela Tung

This spooky season, be able to tell your bugaboos from your tommyknockers.

You know to say, “I’ve got dibs!” but what if someone else says, “I wackie that doughnut,” or “Let's go snacks on it”? You might lose out on some chocolatey goodness. Be prepared by bulking up your dibs vocabulary.

Pour yourself a damn fine cup of coffee and revisit these 10 terms from 'Twin Peaks'?

Just as a carbonated beverage is called soda in some areas of the U.S. and pop in others, the survivors of The Walking Dead zombie apocalypse have different names for wandering corpses.

Ghost words have nothing to do with otherworldly apparitions, but they’re enough to scare the headwords off lexicographers.

Whether he’s coming to town, doublechecking his list, or kissing your mom, that rotund, rosy-cheeked gift bearer is probably Santa Claus to you. But around the world, he goes by many different names.

Go with 'goozlum' instead of 'gravy' this Thanksgiving.

Is a jack-o'-lantern a 'poke of moonshine' to you? Use these terms from regions around the United States to confuse and delight your fellow trick or treaters.