Words

These words will leave you looking like a grinagog who's found his guttering-peg.

(Left to right) Lou Gehrig, Tony Lazzeri, Mark Koenig, and Joe Duga of the 1927 New York Yankees.

The first Murderers’ Row wasn’t the 1927 New York Yankees. It was a literal row of murderers.

The word 'like' has been around since, like, way before the '80s.

Is it stock or is it broth? And does it really matter?

If you've been using the terms pretty much interchangeably, you're technically wrong. But you're not alone.

Keep these F-words in mind if you're flexiloquent.

Jockey Karis Teetan and Romantic Warrior about to win a race at the Queen Elizabeth II Cup in Hong Kong in April 2022.

The wire in ‘down to the wire’ was originally found on a horse racetrack—and ‘home stretch’ didn’t come from baseball.

How many of these words have you seen in the dictionary?

Yes, there's a specific word for a treatise on a beard.

When someone stops what they’re saying to go back and change a word to an even stronger one (as in, “I’m very happy—no, ecstatic to be here”), that’s called "epanorthosis."

Wordle is luck and skill—and WordleBot will tell you how well you’re doing with each one.

How many of these Canadian slang terms do you know?

Here's a primer on speaking like a Canuck.

When does something stink, when did you believe something stank, and when might it have stunk?

If it were up to Alexander Graham Bell, we probably wouldn’t.

Nolan Ryan was famous for his high cheese that often turned into some uncomfortable chin music for batters.

How’s your hose? If the question is confusing—or sounds like someone is trying to sell you gardening equipment—you might not be up on your baseball slang. “Ever

D is one of the most frequently used letters in the alphabet. Consider adding some of these delicious D words to your vocabulary.

Admitting you don’t know the meaning behind any of Chicago’s long-standing slang terms is akin to slathering your hot dog with ketchup.

C is for cacafuego.

There's an open source Wordle archive that gives players unlimited access to past installments of the game.

Whether you say 'car-mel' or 'car-a-mel', your pronunciation of 'caramel' is technically correct.

If you’re up to speed on the tubular ‘80s slang and the wicked vernacular of the ‘90s, check out some slang terms and phrases that made the ‘70s groovy.