Lowkenuinely is a portmanteau of low-key and genuinely, two adverbs that have been smashed together by young TikTok users who began using it at the end of last year.

Context is what usually helps us differentiate between the various meanings that one word may have. Without it, we might ...

Calling all language lovers for Part 3 of the Advanced English Words quiz! 📖This quiz will put your skills to the test with 32 challenging words. From ‘bellicose’ & ‘quixotic’ to ‘ineffable’ & ...

Once, every middle-class home had a piano and a dictionary. The purpose of the piano was to be able to listen to music before phonographs were available and affordable. Later on, it was to torture ...

We tend to think of religion as an age-old feature of human existence. So it can be startling to learn that the very concept dates to the early modern era. Yes, you find gods, temples, sacrifices and ...

Cambridge Dictionary chooses one word every year that explains how people think, behave and communicate. The word of the year 2025 is parasocial. This word became important because millions of people ...

Oxford University Press (OUP) has named ‘rage bait’ as the Oxford Word of the Year 2025, following a public vote that saw more than 30,000 people worldwide have their say over three days. Three ...

Have you ever felt “disgustikafied,” been branded a “rampallion” or had a “frabjous” day? Or are you totally, utterly and “completriciously” confused by these questions? If so, it’s time to brush up ...

When I was seven years old, something happened that I still think about today. It was in Astana, Kazakhstan — back then it was called Akmola. After school, I would walk home with my stepbrother, his ...

If you’ve been in the proximity of anyone under the age of 18, you’ve probably heard them unabashedly declare the words “6-7.” The term, which started off as a meme from the song "Doot Doot (6 7)" by ...

SHORT FORECAST RUSSIAN THE SURGEONS. YEAH. >> ALL RIGHT. SPEAKING OF TEAMS OF LESS, YOU'RE LIVING UNDER A ROCK. YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD THE WHOLE. >> 6, 7, TRASH OR WELL. IT'S SWEEPING THE WORLD. THE ...