Ever wondered where your favorite lingo really comes from? From ancient phrases to pop culture catchphrases, here's the ...

The words “mate” and the concept of “mateship” make for a deeper dive into Australian values. While the word “mate” is used ...

The Oxford English Dictionary is hoaching with new Scottish words - with beamer, bummer and tattie scone among 13 new entries ...

While 'soccer' is used to differentiate between two popular sports in America, it originated at a prestigious British ...

London - Oxford Dictionaries picked "vape", the act of smoking an e-cigarette as their new word of the year on Tuesday, with the affectionate "bae" and the more pragmatic "contactless" as runners-up. ...

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Next to actually writing songs, the most difficult thing a band has to do is come up with a name. It is not easy.

Claim: A meme shared online for years correctly states that “e.g.” stands for “example given” and “i.e.” means “in essence.” ...

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

As you might expect, the English language lends itself to nice irony. "The editors of the Oxford English Dictionary have citations for these ironic uses of 'nice' since the late 1700s," Curzan says.

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One possible explanation comes with the slang term for food. Spud was used to describe a potato as far back as the 1800s. The tool used to uproot the potato was also known as a spud. The most likely ...