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What the #@*% Is a ‘Grawlix?’

We can thank Beetle Bailey.

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2017 Word of the Year: Behind the Scenes

How we chose 'feminism'

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The Adverb: A Most Fascinating POS

'POS' means "part of speech," obviously

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Trump: Den of Thieves and 'Lowlifes'

'a person of low moral character'

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More Confusing Words—Quiz

How many of these commonly confused words do you know?

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  1. lowlife 'a person of low moral character'

  2. kakistocracy 'government by the worst people'

  3. slimeball 'a morally repulsive or odious person'

  4. salacious 'arousing or appealing to sexual desire'

  5. oligarch 'government in which a small group exercises control'

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