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Nigel Farage doused with milkshake outside pub
Press Association News via AOL· 6 hours agoHe admitted assault and criminal damage to a £239 lapel microphone on Mr Farage’s suit. “Milkshaking” – the act of dousing public figures in milkshake –...
I Pitched “Hangry” for Dictionary Inclusion in 2003 and Was Rejected
Serious Eats via Yahoo News· 5 days agoWe discussed the very slow and then very quick rise of “hangry,” which has been around since at...
Does biweekly mean twice a week or twice a month?
CBS News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoYou're not alone in being confused about whether biweekly means twice a week or every other week. Here's what the dictionary and experts say about...
Mixtape to mainstream: 51 slang terms making waves beyond rap
Revolt via Yahoo News· 6 days agoFew groups have contributed more to universal vernacular than Hip Hop. An example of a Hip Hop slang...
Young people need dictionaries to read classics, say children’s authors
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 days agoChildren should be given dictionaries to help them read the classics, the children’s laureate has...
Bruhat Soma rides an unbeaten streak to the Scripps National Spelling Bee title, winning tiebreaker
WSOC-TV Charlotte· 5 days agoBruhat spelled 29 words correctly in the...three consecutive bees before arriving at a convention...
Fact Check: Lincoln Supposedly Said, 'It's Not the Years in Your Life that Count; It's the Life in...
Snopes via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoAccessed 31 May 2024. Antimetabole, n. Meanings, Etymology and More | Oxford English Dictionary....
A Word Please
The World· 24 hours ago“Peruse,” Vizetelly argued, means “to read with care and attention ... to examine with critical care and in detail.” The idea caught on, and within a few...
Why does your teen say ‘skibidi’?
TODAY via Yahoo News· 6 days agoSkibidi! It’s a silly word that means ... literally nothing. According to Urban Dictionary, the teen slang “is a word usually used to start a convo,...
How many innings in NCAA softball games? Explaining the key rules differences from baseball |...
Sporting News· 6 days agoThe word dates back to the Old English word, "innung," which means "a taking in, a putting in," per...
