The phrase is considered an inside joke with no technical definition, often used to signal being part of an in-group. Linguistics experts compare "6-7" to past slang, noting it serves more of a social function than a literal one. The selection highlights a ...

The Oxford University Press promises it's not rage baiting with its two-word Word of the Year. The publishing house announced on Dec. 1 that its experts have named "rage bait" the 2025 Word of the Year. The phrase is shorthand for online content that is ...

Go ahead and roll your eyes. Shrug your shoulders. Or maybe just juggle your hands in the air. Dictionary.com's word of the year isn't even really a word. It's the viral term "6-7" that kids and teenagers can't stop repeating and laughing about and parents ...

Many people believe that peruse means to read something quickly. In fact, the opposite is true: Peruse means to “read with thoroughness or care.” Used correctly, you would say, “I spent at least an hour perusing this report so that I fully understood ...

The word “labyrinthine” is an adjective that means something that is intricate and confusing. It can also mean something that is irregular and twisting. The word “labyrinthine” is pronounced /la-br-IN-thn/.

Slang is a vital part of language. The words and phrases attributed to a specific region or time play out in various dialects and accents specific to different areas in the same country. These tweaks to an otherwise common language define subcultures and ...

We’ve all been there: You’re about to write or say a word when you realize there are two forms and you don’t know which is correct. One of them is shorter, like dissociate, the other seems more logical, like disassociate. Maybe you’re struggling to ...

Some time ago, I fell into conversation with a colleague about what we had been reading lately, and the person suggested that I absolutely must give Henry James’s “The Ambassadors” a try. The pandemic intervened, and I forgot the recommendation.