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  • language A "skulk of foxes," a "superfluity of nuns," a "business of ferrets" and other weird collective nouns Gareth Branwyn
  • words Exploring the fascinating origins of job names Gareth Branwyn
  • language The Viking influence on the English language Gareth Branwyn
  • etymology Cool facts about the word "orange" Annie Rauwerda
  • fascism Fascism and fajitas have the same etymological roots Thom Dunn
  • language The origins of the word "monster" Gareth Branwyn
  • bears How the etymology of "Arctic" complicates the cryptic etymology of "bear" Thom Dunn
  • candy An etymologist explains how Halloween candy favorites got their names Rusty Blazenhoff
  • spooks The racist history of the word "spook." Thom Dunn
  • colonialism Never forget Christopher Columbus's linguistic crimes and horniness for manatees Thom Dunn
  • words Famed lexicographer's new book "Word Perfect" released with a ton of typos David Pescovitz
  • butts A "buttload" is apparently a formal unit of imperial measurement Thom Dunn
  • poetry The oldest written record of "fuck" has been discovered — and it comes from a plague quarantine Thom Dunn
  • books The word "robot" originated in this 1921 Czech play David Pescovitz
  • Kids OK, here's a great explainer on the origins of the word "OK" Andrea James
  • language Breasts aren't "boobs" or "titties" but rather "tiddies" or "titays" David Pescovitz
  • cool The story of 'cool' Rusty Blazenhoff
  • Food Some folks call green peppers "mangoes" for a centuries-old reason Andrea James
  • animation What's the story with "gross?" David Pescovitz
  • language "Post-truth" is the Oxford Dictionaries word of the year David Pescovitz
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