Vocabulary

David McGlynn

Wednesday Words: Necrotizing Fasciitis, Gaffoons and More

NewsFeed’s weekly highlight of our vocabulary includes useful, new, hilarious and surprising words (as well as some that are just fun to roll off the tongue).

David McGlynn

Wednesday Words: Mini-Madoffs, Gender-Reveal Parties and More

NewsFeed’s weekly highlight of our vocabulary includes useful, new, hilarious and surprising words (as well as some that are just fun to roll off the old tongue).

David McGlynn

Wednesday Words: Supermoon, Store d’Oeuvres and More

NewsFeed’s weekly highlight of our vocabulary includes useful, new, hilarious and surprising words (as well as some that are just fun to roll off the old tongue).

David McGlynn

Wednesday Words: Non-Surrogate Surrogates, the App Gap and More

NewsFeed’s weekly highlight of our vocabulary includes useful, new, hilarious and surprising words (as well as some that are just fun to roll off the old tongue).

David McGlynn

Wednesday Words: Hoodies, Cockneys and ‘Chipteases’

NewsFeed’s weekly highlight of our vocabulary includes useful, new, hilarious and surprising words (as well as some that are just fun to roll off the old tongue).

David McGlynn

Wednesday Words: Muppets, Slacktivism and Aggravated Pimping

NewsFeed’s weekly highlight of our vocabulary includes useful, new, hilarious and surprising words (as well as some that are just fun to roll off the old tongue).

David McGlynn

Wednesday Words: Pink Slime, Brokered Conventions and More

NewsFeed’s weekly highlight of our vocabulary includes useful, new, hilarious and surprising words (as well as some that are just fun to roll off the old tongue).

David McGlynn

Wednesday Words: Useful Idiots, Don ‘Draping’ and More

NewsFeed’s weekly highlight of our vocabulary includes useful, new, hilarious and surprising words (as well as some that are just fun to roll off the old tongue).

David McGlynn

Wednesday Words: Dictionary Add-Ons, Twitter Tension and More

NewsFeed’s weekly highlight of our vocabulary includes useful, new, hilarious and surprising words (as well as some that are just fun to roll off the old tongue).

Brice Russ / Ohio State University

#Soda or #Pop? Regional Language Quirks Get Examined on Twitter

Sneakers or tennis shoes? Hoagie or Hero? Dust bunny or house moss? Studies map regional dialects on Twitter.