If you've been on TikTok lately, you've probably heard the term "cracking" used in an unexpected context. So, what does "cracking" mean? Spoiler: It's dirty.

The word “bucolic” has two definitions relating to the countryside. The first, and more commonly used one, is an adjective defined as relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country ...

When you get a cancer screening, you may hear your doctor use phrases and words that are new to you. If you don’t know what they mean, it can be hard to understand what’s happening when you get one of ...

Dictionary.com's most recent Word of the Year is actually a number. The online dictionary named "6-7" as the 2025 Word of the Year Oct. 28. The word — or, rather, number — has become a popular slang ...

One word has become unavoidable on the campaign trail — woke. But what does it really mean and where does it come from? The word has a long and serious history in Black culture. Woke - it's just four ...

Depending on how you use it, literally might mean one thing—or the complete opposite. Here's how to use the word without (literally?) losing your cool. Somewhere along the way, things changed. People ...

The numbers “six” and “seven” are sending kids into a frenzy as the viral phrase, which comes from a song by rapper Skrilla, takes over TikTok, even though Skrilla has admitted the phrase is ...

Race-thinking has been discredited for decades. But it is still with us. Yet race is a historical contingency, not a state of nature. One of the most sinister things about race is that its sibling, ...

The word Dixie takes on a different meaning for different people. Most commonly, it's associated with the old South and Confederate states. Dixie was considered the land south of the Mason-Dixon line, ...