WORDS

The phrase made famous by ‘Good Will Hunting’ is much older than the 1997 film—and doesn’t have anything to do with actual apples.

Can you deduce what letters are missing and figure out the word?

We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?

In honor of Banned Books Week, the ALA published its list of 2023’s most contentious titles.

From ‘skeletons in the closet’ to ‘graveyard shift,’ here’s how five eerie idioms came to be.

We give you an obscure word with four definitions—one correct, three made up. Can you identify the correct one?

Need another word for ‘moist’ (or some other gross word)? We’ve got you.

Only a handful of English words start with ‘gh’—what gives?

Discover the origins of the classic phrase 'knock on wood,' which could be tied to a Victorian-era children's game or have more direct ties to old pagan traditions.

‘Bookworm,’ which now implies someone is well-read, once meant that you were a total loser.

From polite offers to emphatic exclamations, English speakers have cleverly twisted negative expressions to mean something rather different.

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.