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Obscure & Fun
Top 12 Sophisticated Compliments
'Urbane,' 'incisive,' and other good things to be
17 of the Finest Words for Drinking
Try these out at your next happy hour
Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 3
Lovely, pointless, or both?
10 Better Ways to Say Underwear
Get your knickers in a twist
12 Underrated Words That Deserve More Love
These are some good words
Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 1
Some may be more useful than others.
8 Words for Introverts
Words for the shy and bashful
Words That are Their Own Opposites
Do I contradict myself?
What Is an Eggcorn?
And how did it get that name?
Words for Things You Didn't Know Have Names
What to call that groove above your lip
8 Words for Witchcraft and Black Magic
Witchcraft, dark magic, and more
Hi. This Is a List of Butt-Related Words.
For readers of all ages.
Words For Things You Didn't Know Have Names, Vol. 4
Sitzmarks! Jarkmen!! Pronking!!!
9 Irregular and Unpredictable Words
Get your pencil ready
'Hypnagogic' and Obscure Words You Never Use
It's not a criticism. Honest.
13 Unusually Long English Words
Pulchritudinous and many more
Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 2
More great words, many quite pointless.
Regionalisms: We Don't Call it That Around Here
Just because we all use the same internet doesn’t mean we all use the same words
7 Words for Bad Endings and Rough Situations
When it doesn't go as planned
Ten More Ways to Improve Your Vocabulary
Simple But Intelligent Word Choices, Vol. 2
15 Words for Creepy Creatures
Who are you calling a hodag? Time to find out!
10 Hella Good U.S. Regionalisms
We’re on a word tour, going each and every place with a mic in our hand
8 Delicious Words for Uncommon Fruits and Vegetables
When we go loquat, we also go salsify
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