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You have Tinseltown to thank for phrases like ‘cut to the chase’ and ‘jump the shark.’

From rabbits to butterflies, learn the surprising origins of these animal names.

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

See which text abbreviations have people turning to Google.

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.

This episode of The List Show is all about why we say what we say—from the poem that gave us ‘albatross around your neck’ to the hands that gave us ‘hands down.’

You may think you know the words to “Pop! Goes the Weasel.” The tune is everywhere from jack-in-the-box toys to Data and Riker’s first encounter in ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’. But it may not even be about a weasel at all.

The expression—which can be used for all things adorable—dates back to the early 20th century.

Italian is the language of love—and delightfully creative insults.

Study up on this breaking terminology so you know what you’re talking about you’re watching the sport at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

As brothers Bob and Doug McKenzie on ‘SCTV,’ actors Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas made ‘hoser’ popular—and there are plenty of theories about the word’s origin.

In the 1980s, the U.S. Navy carried out a futile search for the “real” Dorothy.