In an election year, the Yiddish word 'schlub' provides a handy, if somewhat gendered, way to separate the competent from the ...

With the evolution of the internet has come lots of Gen Z slang that you may want to keep your notepad handy for. From social ...

Here’s a roundup of the texting abbreviations that confused Floridians the most in this study and a list of what some popular ...

From TikTok to the kitchen table, words like "rizzler" and "skibidi" are finding a foothold in the lexicon of today's tweens.

From TikTok to the kitchen table, words like “rizzler” and “skibidi” are finding a foothold in the lexicon of today’s tweens.

A Twitter post sparked nostalgia over South African slang words, with many users surprised these terms aren't widely used anymore Some users shared that they still use the words, while others believe ...

As a child, I used to read the dictionary. There I said it. I was the nerdiest kid alive. Good thing I can (kinda) monetize my love of words. Over this last week, one of my favorite word-masters ...

I’ve been watching British standup comics, movies, and TV shows (and if I can understand Love Island UK, you know I’m fluent) that have taught me all the British slang words you need to know before ...

Although much of the slang comes from TikTok, other words also stem from African American Vernacular English, or AAVE. "It just baffles me how each and every year, we find new ways to punish ...

Put it all together, and "Ohio rizz" refers to weird, cursed, or strange flirting behavior, according to Urban Dictionary. This term ... Rizz: A shortening of the word "charisma," used to state ...

Puente González, Marta 2023. Epistolario lingüístico: las cartas de colaboradores en el archivo de la Historia de la Lengua de Ramón Menéndez Pidal. Bulletin hispanique, p. 259.

“Embracing what we would now consider (mild swear words) as being distinctively Australian.” A bogan, according to the ANU dictionary is an uncultured or unsophisticated person. The term used ...