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WORDNIK

  • The Luscious Language of Ice Cream, July 19, 2020
  • Happy International Kissing Day! Kiss Up to These ‘Kissing’ Words, July 6, 2020
  • A Brief History of the Language of Fireworks, July 4, 2020
  • Summertime and the Wording Is Easy: Five Fiery Summer Words and Their Origins, June 20, 2020
  • Happy Administrative Professionals’ Day! 11 Indispensable Assistant Words, April 22, 2020

See more at the Wordnik blog.

MENTAL FLOSS

  • 20 Merry Monikers for Santas and Santa-Like Figures Around the World, Dec. 8, 2022
  • 11 Tasty Regional Thanksgiving Food Words, Nov. 21, 2022
  • 11 Delightful Old-Timey Words for Tricks, Sept. 14, 2022
  • 7 Fake Words That Ended Up in the Dictionary, Oct. 29, 2018
  • 10 Words and Phrases That Came From TV Shows, Sept. 14, 2018
  • 12 Different Ways to Say ‘Doughnut’ Across the U.S., June 1, 2018
  • 19 Old-Timey Ways to Call B.S., Aug. 10, 2017
  • 8 Slang Terms from The Breakfast Club, Decoded, March 24, 2017

See more at Mental Floss.

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    Earlier this month my brother and niece flew in fr Earlier this month my brother and niece flew in from LA to surprise my mom. We hadn’t seen them in person in 20 months. #covidreunion
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    Had the honor of meeting Chef Melba Wilson of @mel Had the honor of meeting Chef Melba Wilson of @melbasharlem yesterday. She and members of her team came all the way down from Harlem to my workplace on the border of Chinatown to deliver support, love — and delicious food. Melba was so kind, warm, and supportive, I promptly burst into tears in her mere presence 😭 Her gesture made such a huge difference ❤️ #stopAAPIhate #stopasianhate #blacklivesmatter #StrongerTogether
    Lunar New Year celebration pandemic-style! Lion da Lunar New Year celebration pandemic-style! Lion dancing, good food, fun work-family ❤️ 恭喜發財 新年快樂! 🐂🧧🎉 #lunarnewyear #chinesenewyear #yearoftheox
    Have been waiting for this for four long annoying Have been waiting for this for four long annoying AF years #votehimout #ivotedearly #ivoted
    I’ve been wanting to hit @workingdogwinery all s I’ve been wanting to hit @workingdogwinery all summer and am so happy I was finally able to visit this weekend 🍷 I was also glad to see sitting markers spread far apart on the property and that employees were pretty strict about enforcing social distancing when squatters tried to set up in unmarked areas. Cheers and hope to visit again soon! #workingdogwinery #winery #newjersey #pandemiclife
    Gorgeous murals at #AsburyPark Gorgeous murals at #AsburyPark
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