This popular Gen X slang word baffled the Gen Z participants who took part in our quiz, with several theorizing it was ...

Each year, the internet births a new lexicon, one that's as fast-moving and unpredictable as the online trends that fuel it.

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

When I was a kid back in the 1980s, we used to use a lot of slang terms to describe things around us. If you were “rad,” that ...

Today's NYT Strands puzzle's theme is "you've got that right," and yesterday's was "you got that right." Yet they mean very ...

Rather than restock the farm system by trading veterans with expiring contracts, GM Perry Minasian tried to fortify the Angels' slim chances for the playoffs.

A new glossary of the 1995 cult teen movie's most memorable expressions celebrates its 30th anniversary. Some have stood the ...

Mostly, yes. The term buck as a synonym for a dollar is distinctly American in origin and usage. That said, due to America’s ...

A new glossary of the 1995 cult teen movie's most memorable expressions celebrates its 30th anniversary. Some have stood the ...

Danielle Jawando speaks about her story of rehabilitation and hope, If My Words Had Wings (Simon & Schuster Children's), ...

Getting your child a smartphone can be scary, especially when you don't know how to protect them from the horrors of the ...

And aside from the TV show, bonanza in and of itself is a good word. The word “bonanza” originates from the Spanish word “bonanza,” which originally meant “calm sea” or “fair weather” but later came ...