What did William Shakespeare actually sound like? If you've only heard his plays in modern British or American accents, you're missing a vital piece of the puzzle. In this fascinating deep dive, we ...

According to Merriam-Webster's online dictionary, "e.g." is taken from the Latin phrase exempli gratia, which translates to ...

I f you’ve ever said something like “I haven’t gotten a parking ticket in years” and then immediately followed it by saying “knock on wood!” while tapping a wooden des ...

Like any self-respecting four-letter word, "nice" has many connotations. Centuries ago, "nice" meant someone was ignorant; ...

What did the ancient Greeks and Egyptians call the pyramids, and what did these ancient words originally mean?

One possible explanation comes with the slang term for food. Spud was used to describe a potato as far back as the 1800s. The ...

Mischievous”. It’s a word that has come to define my week in quite unexpected ways, ever since I happened to answer a ...

Faizan Zaki (speller no. 207) won the 97th Scripps National Spelling Bee by spelling “éclaircissement.” The 13-year-old, who hails from Allen, Texas, readily spelled the word to become the champion in ...

And that word happens to originate from the Philippines: "gigil." The word has made it to the Oxford English Dictionary, which defines it as "an intense feeling caused by anger, eagerness or the ...

Well, not any longer. There is a word for it now, courtesy of the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). The expression is called — Gigil The Oxford English Dictionary has included a list of ...

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added new words from various languages, acknowledging their common usage in English. These additions include terms from South Africa, Malaysia, Singapore ...

In a significant nod to South African culture, the word "Yoh" has made its prestigious entry into the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). The latest update features around 600 new words and phrases ...