Oct 19, 2020
As much as I love Words You Never Heard, I enjoy a good word joke just as much. Did you hear about the oxymoron that walked into a bar? The silence was deafening. I dated an apostrophe once, but he was too possessive.
Having fun with words has always been a passion of mine and I say this with all jocoseriosity. ...
May 26, 2020
The language experts at Babbel sent us a few of the new coronavirus-inspired words that humanity has added to its covidictionary. You know when you’re in lockdown, one might have a tendency to overeat and gain a little weight. Well the Germans have a word for that additional poundage. Kummerspeck, which literally...
Feb 6, 2019
It’s been said that Slang is language with its sleeves rolled up, but who knows? The words we call slang today might just end up in the dictionary tomorrow. Throwing shade is slang for disrespecting someone, and being jelly is short for jealous. Dime or dime piece is a word for a very attractive person, in other...
Aug 4, 2018
People in Pennsylvania might refer to you as a snoopy if you are a picky eater. Shark bait is another term Pennsylvanians use to describe beachgoers who are very pale. Every state has their own unique slang words and recently created a definitive list. Hawaiians sometimes greet each other by saying shaka which...
May 19, 2018
While most Australians speak English, people from the land down under have invented some unusual words and phrases all their own. Aussies are down to earth people and speak with colorful expressions such as “His teeth are so crooked he could eat an apple through a tennis racquet .” That may sound a little mean,...