language "Master bedroom" and "Master bath" won't be used in Houston's real estate listings anymore David Pescovitz

racism The Merriam-Webster Dictionary has officially changed the definition of "racism." Thom Dunn

language The Merriam-Webster dictionary's word of the year is… David Pescovitz

language Fun interactive way to see what words were first used in print in a particular year David Pescovitz

books The word "robot" originated in this 1921 Czech play David Pescovitz

words Dictionary considers adding "Fursona" Rob Beschizza

Kids OK, here's a great explainer on the origins of the word "OK" Andrea James

drugs Smoke some shoes? The DEA's list of slang terms for cannabis David Pescovitz

Kids Fun and helpful blog on homophones is coming out as a book Andrea James

words "My hovercraft is full of eels" in many languages Rob Beschizza

movies The most common words in movie titles Rob Beschizza

art Artist creates curly wire sculptures that spell words with their shadows Andrea James

Culture Learn when a word was first used in print with Merriam-Webster's Time Traveler feature Rusty Blazenhoff

Internet A place to memorialize the domain names you let lapse Rob Beschizza

language "Whatever" tops list of annoying words Rob Beschizza

NSFW The most common swear words on Reddit Rob Beschizza

Food Some folks call green peppers "mangoes" for a centuries-old reason Andrea James

Science Boomers are news-illiterate couch vegetables stuck in front of their yelling, ad-saturated TVs Rob Beschizza

language Nominative Determinism Rob Beschizza

words Broflake defined Rob Beschizza