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Arts & Culture (page 5)
The Words of the Week - 3/20/20
Words from the week of 3/20/2020
Coronavirus and the New Words We Added to the Dictionary in March 2020
Words from the COVID-19 pandemic
The Words of the Week - 3/13/20
Words from the week of 3/13/2020
'Dogfishing': A Word in the Chase
Watch out for that doggy in the profile
The Words of the Week - 3/6/20
Words from the week of 3/6/2020
The Words of the Week - 2/28/20
Words from the week of 2/28/2020
A Guide to Words You'll Hear Around Mardi Gras
Have some king cake on us.
The Words of the Week - 2/21/20
Words from the week of 2/21/2020
Words We're Watching: 'Plant-based'
100% real, accept no substitutes
The Words of the Week - 2/14/20
Words from the week of 2/14/2020
Is 'Snake Oil' Really from Snakes?
A history that's not just bunk
The Words of the Week - 2/7/20
Words from the week of 2/7/2020
The Words of the Week - 1/31/20
Words from the week of 1/31/2020
The Words of the Week - 1/24/20
Words from the week of 1/24/2020
100 Years Old: New Words of the 1920s
A collection of words turning 100 this decade
The Words of the Week - 1/17/20
Words from the week of 1/17/2020
Words We're Watching: 'Zoomer'
What to call Gen Z
The Words of the Week - 1/10/20
Words from the week of 1/10/2020
Words of the Year: A Decade in Review
Let’s take a look at a decade in words.
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 1/3/20
Words from the week of 1/3/2020
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 12/27/19
Words from the week of 12/27/2019
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 12/20/19
Words from the week of 12/20/2019
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 12/13/19
Words from the week of 12/13/2019
'Tis the Season to Say "'Tis the Season"
What even is "'tis"?
Merriam-Webster's Words of the Year 2019
Our Word of the Year 'they,' plus 10 more
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 12/6/19
Words from the week of 12/6/2019
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 11/29/19
Words from the week of 11/29/2019
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 11/22/19
Words that defined the week
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 11/15/19
Words from the week of 11/15/2019
'Bounty Hunter': A Hollywood Invention
It's a century younger than you'd expect
Words We're Watching: 'Lewk'
Feeling cute, might delete later.
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 11/8/19
Words from the week of 11/8/2019
Words We're Watching: 'Nibling'
An efficient word for your sibling's kids
The Left Hand of (Supposed) Darkness
It depends on what side you're coming from.
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 11/1/19
Words from the week of 11/1/2019
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 10/25/19
Words from the week of 10/25/2019
Words We're Watching: 'Samesies'
Let's get on the same page here
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 10/18/19
Words from the week of 10/18/2019
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 10/11/19
Words from the week of 10/11/2019
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 10/4/19
Words from the week of 10/4/2019
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 9/27/19
Words from the week of 9/27/2019
Words We're Watching: 'Cryosphere'
A climate science term hits the mainstream
'Whistleblower': A History
It was our responsibility to inform you.
Looking at ‘Bothsidesing’
When equal coverage leads to uneven results
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 9/20/19
Words from the week of 9/20/2019
The History of 'Meme'
Meme isn't new, it dates back to the 1970s
We Added New Words to the Dictionary in September 2019
From 'deep state' to 'dad joke'
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 9/13/19
Words from the week of 9/13/2019
Calling In a New ‘Brigade’
A dark tactic in internet democracy
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 9/6/19
Words from the week of 9/6/2019
Words We're Watching: 'Editorial'
A new look for an old word
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 8/30/19
Words from the week of 8/30/2019
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 8/23/19
Words from the week of 8/23/2019
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 8/16/19
Words from the week of 8/16/2019
A Countdown of Words with Numbers 10-1
From 'hang ten' to 'one-horse town'
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 8/9/19
Words from the week of 8/9/2019
The Word History of 'Swag'
A word that has added meanings for centuries
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 8/2/19
Words from the week of 8/2/2019
Words We're Watching: 'Deepfake'
A 100% real, verified look
Words We're Watching: 'ASMR'
A few (soft) words about it
Words We're Watching: 'Furry' and 'Fursona'
An old word with new developments
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 7/26/19
Words that defined the week
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 7/19/19
Words from the week of 7/19/2019
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 7/12/19
Words from the week of 7/12/2019
What It Means to Get 'Canceled'
Show’s over, folks.
'-Gate': Notes on a Scandal
A suffix that stinks of corruption.
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 7/5/19
Words from the week of 7/5/2019
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 6/28/19
Words from the week of 6/28/2019
9 Words for Types of Parenting
Some parents can act like animals (or machines).
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 6/21/19
Words from the week of 6/21/2019
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 6/14/19
Words from the week of 6/14/2019
Words We’re Watching: ‘Velfie’
Be the star of your own movie.
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 6/7/19
Words from the week of 6/7/2019
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 5/31/19
Words from the week of 5/31/2019
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 5/24/19
Words from the week of 5/24/2019
'Confuzzled': A Not So Confusing Definition
Confuzzled about 'confuzzled'? We can help.
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 5/17/19
Words from the week of 5/17/2019
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 5/10/19
Words from the week of 5/10/2019
Words We're Watching: 'Ambigram'
There's more than one way to see it.
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 5/3/19
Words from the week of 5/3/2019
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 4/26/19
Words from the week of 4/26/2019
We Added New Words to the Dictionary in April 2019
From 'bioabsorbable' to 'bottle episode'
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 4/19/19
Words from the week of 4/19/2019
Aww it's So 'Adorkable'
A word for the charmingly awkward
What Is a 'Librocubicularist'?
One who reads in bed
'MacGyver': The Verb
To make or repair with what is on hand
'Homoflexible'/'Heteroflexible': Sexuality Spectrum
Sometimes attracted outside one's orientation
'Affluvia': Words We're Watching
The waste produced by the rich
Aptronym: Usage and Examples
A name that suits its owner in an apt way
What is a 'Weenus' ('Wenis,' 'Weenis')?
The loose skin at the joint of one's elbow
11 Authors on Their One-Word Book Titles
Telling an entire story in a single word
Just what’s so weird about that ‘flex'?
When you can’t help but show off.
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 4/12/19
Words from the week of 4/12/2019
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 4/5/19
Words from the week of 4/5/2019
7 Words and Phrases Inspired by the Theater
Language that lives on after the curtain comes down.
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 3/29/19
Words from the week of 3/29/2019
Checking Boxes: 8 Box Words
From 'chatterbox' to 'shadowbox'
This Isn't ‘Sponcon’ (But It Is About the Word)
Trust us, it’s the best money can buy
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 3/22/19
Words from the week of 3/22/2019
The Sartorial Secret Behind the 'Schneid'
Your losing streak is over
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 3/15/19
Words from the week of 3/15/2019
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 3/8/19
Words from the week of 3/8/2019
The Big and the Small of It
From 'big league' to 'small fry'
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 3/1/19
Words from the week of 3/1/2019
On ‘Hopepunk,’ ‘Mannerpunk,’ and a Range of Punky Genres
Feel optimistic? Well, do ya, punk?
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 2/22/19
Words from the week of 2/22/2019
The News On 'Nontroversy'
Nothing to see here.
The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 2/15/19
Words from the week of 2/15/2019
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