From "yeet" to "social distancing," new words and phrases constantly emerge and evolve in American English. But how do these ...

Go For The [blank]” 25 Words or Less is a word association game for groups of four or more players. Once split into teams, ...

"Big yikes" is a phrase used in response to "something that's really embarrassing, disturbing, or shocking," said Reader's Digest. Using it "expresses a strong sense of cringe, awkwardness or ...

During a news conference in May, Akron Police Chief Brian Harding shared that reported fatal and non-fatal shootings, robberies and felonious assaults, breaking and entering and auto thefts were down ...

The most popular internet slang words have been revealed. How many do you know, and do you know what they mean? Take our quiz to find out.

TODAY’S WORD — SHILLELAGH (shih-LAY-lee: a cudgel or club) Average mark 35 words, time limit 45 minutes Can you find 43 or more words in SHILLELAGH? The list will be published Monday ...

These Words Are Disappearing in the New Trump Administration By Karen Yourish, Annie Daniel, Saurabh Datar, Isaac White and Lazaro Gamio March 7, 2025 Share full article 847 ...

Word lists in ByteDance’s “sensitive words” tool appear to deal with content that Beijing would likely disapprove of—including language critical of China’s government, military, leaders ...

An exclusive look at a dictionary consisting entirely of words created or reinvented by Black people. (Don’t worry: All three variants of “bussin” are included.) By Sandra E. Garcia In a ...

But just because certain words aren’t a dead giveaway that something was written with AI doesn’t mean that a few aren’t highly suggestive. Recent research demonstrated this in a fascinating way.

TODAY’S WORD — CHARADES (CHARADES: shuh-RADES: A game in which some players try to guess a word or phrase from the actions of other players.) Average mark 42 words Time limit 60 minutes Can ...