Alongside origin (Type 1) and frequency (Type 5), some phrases qualify by dint of preservation (Type 2). KERFUFFLE, for ...

That project, which is due for publication around 2028, is headed by Toronto editor John Chew, and will include the UBC lab’s ...

All your favourite Canadianisms-and 137 new ones-just got easier to find, right in time for Canada Day.The UBC editors of the Dictionary of ...

Provinces, starting with Quebec, were trying to restrict such “imports.” Saskatchewan Premier Ross Thatcher wisely warned ...

Our brains swear for good reasons: to vent, cope, boost our grit and feel closer to those around us. Swear words can act as social glue and play meaningful roles in how people communicate, connect and ...

If ever a film seemed at first like a long shot for the Library of Congress' National Film Registry, it's "This Is Spinal Tap." A "mockumentary" before the term existed, it was a comedy show skit that ...

Part of a continuing weekly series on Alaska history by local historian. Have a question about Anchorage or Alaska history or ...

What was once another shortened way to call a friend "brother," the word "bruh" is now being used widely, especially by Gen ...

The former Board Chairman of the Ghana Audit Service, Edward Dua Agyeman, has formally responded to the Ghana Tertiary ...

A professor, according to Webster’s Dictionary, is a faculty member holding the highest academic rank at a college or ...