CONFIRMED: Oxford University Press has named ‘rage bait’ as the Oxford Word of the Year 2025. #OxfordWOTY ...

When you get a cancer screening, you may hear your doctor use phrases and words that are new to you. If you don’t know what they mean, it can be hard to understand what’s happening when you get one of ...

These phrases are picked up by the troops, and they make their way into the vernacular and sometimes pop culture too.

Some words carry a lot of attitude. The word recalcitrant isn’t just your average adjective; it is a rebellion made up of syllables. Whether you’re dealing with a stubborn child, a nation gone rogue ...

One word has become unavoidable on the campaign trail — woke. But what does it really mean and where does it come from? The word has a long and serious history in Black culture. Woke - it's just four ...

You know that feeling when you’re bored, but you want to describe it in a philosophically complex kind of way? It’s like you’re too jaded to be entertained but too alive to be asleep. It’s not quite ...

Many people believe that peruse means to read something quickly. In fact, the opposite is true: Peruse means to “read with thoroughness or care.” Used correctly, you would say, “I spent at least an ...

The word Dixie takes on a different meaning for different people. Most commonly, it's associated with the old South and Confederate states. Dixie was considered the land south of the Mason-Dixon line, ...

Race-thinking has been discredited for decades. But it is still with us. Yet race is a historical contingency, not a state of nature. One of the most sinister things about race is that its sibling, ...

Few words can do what “lurid” does. It may be a short word, but it packs color, mood and moral judgment in five letters. It’s color gone wrong; it’s fascination turned morbid. The word “lurid” dazzles ...