The dictionary says the viral word, which has become particularly popular among members of Gen Alpha, is "meaningless, ...

Unabridged” by Stefan Fatsis is a lively history of dictionaries that also looks at how they reflect and ratify changes in our language.

A dictionary is a list of words or phrases and their definitions (what they mean). Dictionaries are arranged in alphabetical order. They help you to spell or understand any new words, so are a ...

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MONOPOLY, the greatest board game of all, is celebrating its 90th anniversary with a bank-busting bonanza of new editions, ...

In October 2025, members of the European Parliament voted in favour of a bill to reserve terms such as “burger” and “sausage” for meat products. If this bill is approved by most EU member states, ...

In part two of this three-part series, AI scientists immerse themselves in the world of primatology to accelerate behavioral ...

Time for your weekly edition of the Defector Funbag. Got something on your mind? Email the Funbag. You can also read Drew ...

Building better readers should involve more than teaching the core components of early literacy—these five strategies are ...

The asterisk (*) is the wildcard character that represents any sequence of characters, including when there are no characters at all. It’s the most flexible of the bunch, since it can replace any ...

Volcanoes can look like small mountains or hills. A volcano is an opening in the Earth's crust that allows magma, hot ash and gases to escape. Composite volcanoes are the most common type of volcano.

If you've spent any time with kids recently, you've probably heard the slang term "six - seven". It seems to have no meaning, just a general playful, in ...