Latest articles by Angela Tung
feature Why is it called a "caboose," anyway?
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A brief history of Solitaire, Patience, and other card games for onefeature Alone needn't mean lonely
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Them's bullfighting wordsfeature Understanding the extraordinary language of Spain's controversial pastime
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Wocka wocka! Deconstructing the fascinating lingo of the Muppets.feature You know your Muppets, but do you know a Henson stitch from a Magic Triangle?
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6 crazy medical beliefs from days of yorefeature Got hiccups? Blame elves.
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10 of the world's most bizarre taxesfeature Think the income tax is rough? At least Uncle Sam isn't demanding that you pay for the privilege of having a beard
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The week in wordsfeature How we talk about terrorists, how tenses are used in jokes, and more
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A brief history of yippee-ki-yayfeature The origin of Bruce Willis' famous phrase dates back centuries
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10 whimsical words coined by Lewis Carrollfeature The acclaimed author of Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass was an extraordinary inventor of delightful language
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17 of our favorite words from Game of Thronesfeature Valyrian, pyromancer, warg, and more
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11 words coined by Charles Dickensfeature The prolific author's inventive character names have given rise to many words now common in the English language
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8 words coined and popularized by Jonathan Swiftfeature Yahooooooooo!
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Our favorite bits of 1920s slangfeature Beyond the bee's knees, phrases like French kiss, blind date, sexpert, and backseat driver were all coined in the roaring '20s
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10 sneaky pieces of thief slangfeature The true origin stories of grift, busk, smart aleck, and more criminal terms
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The week in wordsfeature From Scott Brown's bqhatevwr to an oral history of YOLO, the highlights from our favorite language blogs and the latest in word news and culture
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The week in wordsfeature From the language of guns to the difference between U.S. and U.K. crosswords, the highlights from our favorite language blogs and the latest in word news and culture
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13 cool new words we learned from TV in Aprilfeature Co-POTAL, gestictionary, and more
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10 (not-so) extreme couponing wordsfeature Save these words for the next time you're trying to save at the register
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Ishkabibble, interrobang, and more of your favorite wordsfeature Wordnik collected 186 of them, from akrasia to zeugma
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The week in wordsfeature From the meaning of "shaggledick" to the poshification of David Beckham's accent, the highlights from our favorite language blogs and the latest in word news and culture
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12 weird words we learned from TV this weekfeature Crotcherazzi, jookin, tramp art, and more
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Spelling confessions: The super-frustrating words we still mess upfeature Even language lovers struggle with spelling sometimes
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15 of our favorite words from Mad Men's sixth seasonfeature Yankee wrinkle, bogart, grok, and more
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13 words and phrases we learned from Downton Abbey's third seasonfeature Hobbledehoy, squiffy, Johnny Foreigner, and more
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The Kentucky Derby: A brief guide to hat-related wordsfeature Some would have you believe the Kentucky Derby is about horse-racing. We know it's really about the hats.
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