Our first and last names are crucial to our identities. After all, they are literally the things that people can distinguish us by. But have you ever thought about how humanity came to the point ...

Lexicographer, etymologist, and star of British game show "Countdown," Susie Dent, posted an incredibly appropriate "word of the day" on her social media following yesterday's election in the United ...

Jason Manford, the comedian, claimed on X that he awoke to the news of a “psychopath being declared president”, and Countdown ...

Where does the phrase 'trick or treat' come from? Etymologist Barry Popik traced the earliest usage of the phrase "trick or ...

Closing this year’s CIPD Annual Conference and Exhibition, the Countdown lexicographer and etymologist discussed the ...

It's funny because: Colloquially, "meanest" means best, so at first you think that the man is disagreeing with the shop's claim abouts its grilled cheese. But "mean" also means average, so, he's ...

In 2020, beans on toast briefly went viral as it was "discovered" by Americans who'd long been blissfully and surprisingly ...

It doesn’t take an etymologist to spot the connection with Halloween, and the word was particularly popularised by the 1785 ...

Lexicographer, etymologist and broadcaster Susie Dent activates the f-bomb and takes us on a journey through time. Animation by Adrian Hartrick and Dominika Ozynska Stargazers are preparing for ...

Laura Fink, transformation officer at HR software provider HiBob, explained that she demonstrated listening by implementing ...

October is here, which means spooky season is upon us. Trick-or-treaters will roam the streets of Greater Cincinnati, candy bags in hand, come Thursday, Oct. 31. It's no secret trick-or-treating ...

Etymologist Barry Popik traced the earliest usage of the phrase "trick or treat" to a 1927 Alberta, Canada, newspaper article reporting young pranksters who, on Halloween, "wandered in droves from ...