List of All Articles with Tag 'words'

The words ‘fall’ and ‘autumn’ appeared around the same time in Great Britain, but only one of the seasonal names is still used there today.

From ‘cakewalk’ to ‘no can do,’ the origins of these common idioms and sayings are surprisingly dark.

For some Nigerians, the English language is not perfect unless spoken with a British accent.

Try spicing your fall with a few of these rustic charmers, drawn from the pages of Washington Irving.

“The Drinkers Dictionary,” published by Franklin in the ‘Pennsylvania Gazette’ in January 1737, features terms like ‘nimptopsical’ and ‘cherubimical’ as synonyms for ‘drunk.’

You’ll be chuffed after you read this peng British slang list, with bare terms that will keep you from looking like a pillock.

Non-Philadelphians can finally look up the meaning of ‘jawn’ in the dictionary.

Stick these terms in your cauldron and pass them around your coven.

History is filled with figures who were single-handedly—yet often undeservedly—held responsible for epic societal failures. But what do goats have to do with it?

We don’t know how these Victorian slang terms ever fell out of fashion, but we propose bringing them back, as soon as possible.

Many bad words come and go, but these six have withstood the tests of time. Here’s how they came to be.

Tennis’s U.S. Open has only been an “open” since 1968. Here’s why.