Discover the captivating charm of "va-va-voom," an informal English phrase embodying excitement, attraction, and charisma.

Elementary teachers can use these books to give students an easy entry point into writing now that winter break is over—and ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Shane O'Neill of The Washington Post about the word "aesthetic" and its evolution from art criticism and design theory to online speak and the White House.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Shane O'Neill of The Washington Post about the word "aesthetic" and its evolution from art criticism and design theory to online speak and the White House. So yesterday, ...

We tested ChatGPT against Elon Musk’s AI to see which one actually understands Gen Alpha slang — and the results were clear.

The cover of "The World in a Phrase" beside author James Geary. (Courtesy of James Geary) Author James Geary loves aphorisms, those short, witty statements that often contain profound truths. In 2005, ...

Hello and welcome to The English We Speak, where we explain expressions used by fluent English speakers so that you can use them too. I'm Feifei. Why don't we have a closer look at that – 'around the ...

In Filipino colloquial (slang) terms, few words capture a sense of playful absurdity, wackiness, or comical foolishness quite like “kengkoy.” At some point while growing up, every Filipino child born ...

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