Author Martha Barnette, cohost of the podcast ‘A Way with Words,’ digs deep into the quirks of language in her new book.

A Tagalog word meaning conceited or arrogant; describes someone who acts boastfully or thinks too highly of themselves.

Logophiles are "devastated" after Dictionary.com deleted their logs of favorited words that they carefully crafted for years.

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The German slang term \"Heimscheißer,\" meaning \"home sh*tter,\" describes individuals who can only relieve themselves in ...

Subjective words must be filtered through a prism of one’s personal experiences and expectations. A precise and emotionally ...

You've made it halfway through the week, meaning the weekend isn't far off! To celebrate, let's run through the Connections answer for today, 6th August.

It was Blaise Pascal who aptly said, “Words differently arranged have a different meaning, and meanings differently arranged ...

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Magnus Carlsen and other top chess players describe world champion D Gukesh in one word in a fun viral video. From “wholesome ...

From Buenos Aires to Bangkok, Montreal to Moscow, nearly every taxi driver in the world understands "OK." It's a gift from ...