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'Perreo,' term for popular reggaeton dance, makes it into 'official' Spanish-language dictionary
NBC News via Yahoo News· 7 months ago"Perreo," the name of the dance performed to the rhythm of the widely popular Latin urban genre...
Researcher Who Coined 'Cisgender' Reacts To Elon Musk Labeling It 'A Slur'
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTwitter CEO and noted transphobe Elon Musk has decreed that the words “cis” and “cisgender” will be...
Fact Check: Rumors Claim 'Alcohol' Originates from an Arabic Word for 'Body-Eating Spirit.' Here Are...
Snopes via Yahoo News· 4 months agoMx. Granger/Wikimedia Commons Claim: The origins of the word "alcohol" come from the Arabic term...
Merriam-Webster's word of the year – authentic – reflects growing concerns over AI's ability to...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAccording to the publisher’s editor-at-large, 2023 represented 'a kind of crisis of authenticity.'...
The most influential 'nepo babies' throughout history, from the Borgias to the the British prime...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDictionary definition of nepotism.iStock / Getty Images Nepotism sparked a debate after Vulture...
Everett Johnston, killed at Mars Hill PO, remembered as a man of letters, loving husband
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 5 months agoMARS HILL - The ID of the man who was killed after a mail carrier ran him over at the Mars Hill post...
‘Cisgender' Is a Term That Many Are Using—Here's Exactly What It Means
Parade via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWe all know there are terms and labels for people in the queer community. Some have to do with...
11 Language Books That Won’t Bore You
BuzzFeed News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBuzzFeed News The BuzzFeed copy desk is obviously obsessed with all things grammar, style, and editing. Here are some of our favorite books on language....
Frank Alfred Odysseus: The meaning behind the name of Carrie and Boris Johnson’s third child
The Independent via Yahoo News· 11 months agoOn Tuesday 11 July, Carrie Johnson announced that she and former prime minister Boris Johnson have...
Bracing for ‘negative feedback,’ this country bar — an ‘Idaho staple’ — will rebrand
Idaho Statesman via Yahoo News· 7 months agoCountry nightclub Cowgirls has celebrated boot-scootin’ and hell-raisin’ in Kuna for, what, nearly...