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Lots of popular terms that have become mainstream, including "slay," "extra," "period," "cap," and more, are derived from African American Vernacular English (AAVE ... So, sometimes slang words will ...

Merriam-Webster has officially added the term “jam band” to its prestigious dictionary, cementing the genre’s place in the ...

An older but still relevant term, "cap" means to lie. If you say "no cap" it means you are being authentic or truthful. This ...

We say the word multiple times a day, but what does the "o" in "o'clock" stand for? Two linguists took the time to explain ...

Now we’re sucking diesel with this perfect list of translations. An American man working in an office in Galway decided to ...

Like eating bread?” Like Big B, anyone born before the clearly marked perimeters of 1995 to 2012 – and most born within - ...

Each week here at the Australian Writers’ Centre, we dissect and discuss, contort and retort, ask and gasp at the English ...

Do the Royal Armouries really have "rizz"? Gen Z slang has infiltrated marketing speak, and not necessarily in a good way.