Why Is It Called the Silent Generation?
The Silent Generation may not be as flashy a group as Millennials, but they wield a surprising amount of influence over our culture.
The Silent Generation may not be as flashy a group as Millennials, but they wield a surprising amount of influence over our culture.
Looking for new ways to describe the children in your life? From ankle-biters and saucepan lids to breadsnatchers and drape apes, these are funny slang terms for kids you’ll definitely want to use.
From ‘alarm clock’ to ‘zozzled,’ these delightful 1920s terms will transport you back in time.
The idiom has little to do with playing with our food and more to do with equine diets.
Australian English is more than just an accent. From ‘arvo’ to ‘yakka,’ learn fun and fascinating Australian slang terms to help you speak like a true Aussie.
The origins and meaning of 'tarnation' are simple; its 'Looney Tunes' legacy is anything but.
In the United States, the most common pronunciation is “FEB-yoo-air-ee.” Both Merriam-Webster and American Heritage dictionaries consider the common pronunciation correct, along with the less common, more traditional standard “FEB-roo-air-ee.”
Nonce words are only meant to serve one particular purpose—here are some of the best examples.
Why is February spelled the way it is? Delve into the linguistic evolution of the month’s name and its journey from Latin to modern English.
From yuppie to headbanger, we have Generation X to thank for these terms that became popular in the 1980s and ’90s.
The fast food behemoth took issue with how The Oxford English Dictionary and Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary defined 'McJob.' It was not a flattering description.
En français, the name for ‘jellyfish’ comes from a famous figure in Greek mythology—can you guess which one?
Why are we still employing a kiss-off that references a near-obsolete form of transportation?
Grab your best china plate (a.k.a. mate) and feast your mince pies (otherwise known as your eyes) on these fascinating and delightful terms in this guide to Cockney rhyming slang.
Née’s meaning is technically “born,” and we borrowed it from the same place we got the terms ‘déjà vu’ and ‘cul-de-sac.’
Maybe you already know the meaning of 'jajaja.' But what about all these other expressions of online laughter?
Nabokov’s controversial 1955 novel, which was rejected by multiple American publishers, features multiple allusions to Edgar Allan Poe and references a real-life kidnapping.
From ‘Angela’ to ‘Wolfgang,’ these German names are commonly mispronounced by English speakers.
If you watched television in the 1990s, you probably saw an ad for a green blob that could teach you French.
Wastoid, wedgie, and dumpster fire, oh my! In the latest episode of The List Show, you can learn about the fun origins of some pretty wacky and absolutely real slang terms from the last hundred years.
How a love of drinking and Britain’s 18th-century Toby jugs might have inspired the slang word for ‘face.’
Generation Alpha—the children of Millennials and the kid siblings of Generation Z—was born the same year the iPad was released.
With dolphins masquerading as whales, lizards as toads, and marsupials as bears, it can be tough to keep track of which animals are which.
From record-breaking plants and incredible animal news to space superlatives and the awesome power of Taylor Swift fans, here’s the long list of things we learned in 2023.