David McGlynn

Poll: What Word Should Be Banished in 2012?

In this special edition of NewsFeed’s Wednesday Words column, our resident vocabulary nut rounds up least-favorite and most-overused words that we might avoid in 2012.

David McGlynn

Poll: What Is 2011′s Word of the Year?

In this special edition of NewsFeed’s Wednesday Words column, our resident vocabulary nut rounds up proposed “words of the year.” Vote for the one that really deserves the title.

David McGlynn

Wednesday Words: Herman Cain’s Semantics, Vampires and More

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

David McGlynn

Wednesday Words: Wall-Street Speak, Spaceships and More

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

David McGlynn

Wednesday Words: Cable ‘Newzak,’ Punishments for Boozing and More

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

David McGlynn

Wednesday Words: Donorsexuals, (Mark) Zuckerverbs and More

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

David McGlynn

Wednesday Words: Bad Cantaloupes, Banned Books and More

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

David McGlynn

Wednesday Words: The Buffett Tax, Moustache Vocab and More

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

David McGlynn

Wednesday Words: Slam Dunks, Teen Slang Quizzes and More

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

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Why Are Men’s Fashion Terms So Unmanly?

We’re bound to see an influx of groundbreaking men’s garb as Fashion Week struts into New York. But what do we call some of these brand new items?