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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 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

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

'MacGyver': The Verb

To make or repair with what is on hand

What is a 'librocubicularist'?

One who reads in bed

'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

Love Poems for Word Nerds

For you, from us.

The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 2/8/19

Words from the week of 2/8/2019

Doing the Work of the ’Edgelord’

Look at Mr. Cheery over here.

The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 2/1/19

Gofer, gag order and other words that defined the week

Words We're Watching: 'Matriculate'

The football one, not the college one

The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 1/25/19

Words from the week of 1/25/2019

8 Words with Secret Meanings Only the Musician-Types Know

We hope we don't get in trouble for telling

The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 1/18/19

Words from the week of 1/18/2019

Some Odd Words with ISMO: "Junk in the Trunk"

Comedian ISMO on what separates a boot from a trunk

Some Odd Words with ISMO: "People Tipping"

Comedian ISMO on the complexities of the word 'tip'

Parts of a Book: Quire, Colophon, and More

There are a lot of chapters in this collection.

The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 1/11/19

Words from the week of 1/11/2019

Words We're Watching: 'Inspo'

This word is such an inspiration

Trying Very Hard With ‘Extra’

A new twist on a classic word

The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 1/4/19

Words from the week of 1/4/2019

The Good, The Bad, & The Semantically Imprecise - 12/28/18

Words from the week of 12/28/2018

'Cherpumple': 3 Words Packed Into 1

Have your cake and eat pie too
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