As any true word nerd will tell you, it can be difficult to pin down when certain words and phrases first entered the pubic lexicon. You might think unfriend, for example, came about in a post ...

Aleksik has been fascinated by words and their meanings since he was in ninth grade. “I got into it for the fun facts, if I’m ...

I was grateful to John Lane, of East Falmouth, for coining tele-font-ics and, in particular, for explaining what led him to ...

Mainstream outlets generally don’t include profanity in their news reports. But when President Donald Trump condemned Israel and Iran for breaking their ceasefire Tuesday, some outlets broke from ...

Selena Gomez posted a one-word response to the Valentino minidress Miley Cyrus wore during her Paris press tour for Something Beautiful. Gomez also showed her support for Cyrus in late May on ...

The Oxford English Dictionary has included the word "lah into its lexicon, a significant nod to the uniqueness of Malaysian English. According to the OED, this colloquial particle is used as an ...

By David Latona SEVILLE (Reuters) -Brutal heat scorched Spain this week, a blistering reminder of the climate change that is ...

From early detection of cervical cancer to converting petrol vehicles into electric, 20 start-up founders pitch their ideas ...

Today is Microsoft's July 2025 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 137 flaws, including one publicly disclosed ...