It was officially recognised by the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in 2016. According to OED, the word lepak means "to ...

One important rule of writing, one I too often break, is to choose words carefully with the intended audience in mind. For ...

Some of the words are cutesy (kerfuffle, jubilee). Others are onomatopoeic, with a similar sound to the idea they’re describing (meow, clink, squeak). Some are bizarre sounding (for example, syzygy: ...

For teachers, the numbers six and seven have suddenly taken on a new—and dreaded—significance this school year. From French class to gym class, students are frequently saying (or shouting) “six-seven” ...

An author I enjoy reading is Simon Winchester. One of his books, “The Professor and the Madman,” is about the origination of ...

Dictionary.com's word of the year isn't even really a word. It's the viral term "6-7" that kids and teenagers can't stop ...

Just outside the city is rolling countryside, with shopping villages of independent stores, the National Memorial Arboretum, ...

Exploring the evolution of dictionaries in the digital age and the enduring value of printed dictionaries in language ...

Listen, that whole chaotic mood swing—last week, or the one before, who even knows—was extreme. A tight Friday wrap that pulled a cosmic all-nighter, spilling ...

Mike accepts the offer. Opening the box is only the beginning of what becomes a quest to correct an ancient wrong, a journey ...

"Neurodivergent" is not just a way to describe medical diagnoses like autism and ADHD. It encompasses a range of ways in ...

Gary Gulman has always had a touch of intellectual insecurity. Back in his days at Boston College, he remembers being acutely ...