15 Ways to Avoid Saying 'Death'
We'll say anything to avoid the d-word.
We'll say anything to avoid the d-word.
Thirty years ago today, Back to the Future blasted into theaters, sending one Marty McFly back 30 years himself to 1955.
A digital map tracks metaphors from over 4 million pieces of lexical data.
What do non-English-speaking people say when it's raining cats and dogs?
How often can you use the word "idiot" without falling into the idiocy of word repetition? Fortunately, there are many old, mostly forgotten terms ready for a revival.
The first rule of Clone Club is: Learn the language of Clone Club.
Who knew a simple tuber could do so much damage?
Designer Daniel Britton hopes his new typeface will raise awareness about the learning disorder.
Fame and fortune via mail order. What could go wrong?
If you learn just a few words in Old English, be sure to include the one that means "lying awake before dawn and worrying."
Know your bar slang.
Movies like 'Friday the 13th' and 'Halloween' have spawned sequels, remakes, imitations, and parodies—and they’ve also unleashed a whole of host of slasher slang.
The latest season of The Americans is wrapping up tonight, so it's time to make like deep-cover 1980s Soviet agents Philip and Elizabeth Jenkins, put on a wig, and take surveillance of these 10 spy and Cold War terms.
Pour yourself a damn fine cup of coffee and revisit these 10 terms from 'Twin Peaks'?
To "Mulder it out" is a phrase that should definitely be used more often.
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