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  1. 3 hours ago

    'Panic' comes from the Greek god Pan, who was said to sometimes cause humans to flee in unreasoning fear.

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  2. 4 hours ago

    'Umpire' is a mistaken shortening of 'noumpere,' a word for "one without equal."

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  3. 6 hours ago

    The 'hat trick' didn't originate in hockey or soccer, but rather in cricket.

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  4. 6 hours ago

    Figuratively, a 'cheese-eater' is an informer or rat. Literally, it's, you know, a cheese-eater.

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  5. 7 hours ago

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  6. 7 hours ago

    It's time (for your vocab) to get 'swole.'

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  7. 8 hours ago

    Us: a pretty neat online dictionary You: a smart and talented SEO expert Let's talk.

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  8. 9 hours ago

    But ultimately, how you use a word is really up to you.

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  9. 9 hours ago

    'Wonderful' hasn't always been "admirable."

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    Feb 6

    The things you find in the dictionary.

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  11. 10 hours ago

    'Outsize': exaggerated or extravagant in size or degree 'Outsized': exaggerated or extravagant in size or degree

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  12. 12 hours ago

    Good morning! Today's is 'carp'

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  13. Feb 6

    📈Hey that's far out, so you heard him too

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  14. Feb 6

    Apron (a 'napron') Umpire (a 'noumpere') Nickname (an 'ekename') Words that got their start with a bit of an "oops":

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    Feb 6

    In case you had a crisis of confidence, it is absolutely mag-NEAT-o, an actual word not made up by Marvel that's been around since 1877

    Finally reading 's very enjoyable "The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Beats Up the Marvel Universe" and I...had forgotten about this. I stand by my side on this polarizing debate. Disagree? Print out this tweet and put it on your fridge with a fridge mag-NEAT.
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  16. Feb 6

    How the word 'cadet,' through no fault of its own, gave rise to 'cad' (a man who acts with deliberate disregard for others):

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  17. Feb 6

    Contrary to popular belief, lexicographers don't spend all day making up/voting on "real" words. (Except the ones you really like. Those are totally us.)

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    Feb 6

    Salchow, piste, and 10 other words you should know for the Winter Olympics via

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  19. Feb 6

    'Boulevard' began as less of a street and more of a wall surrounding 14th-century Paris.

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  20. Feb 6

    📈'Whipsaw' is spiking after reports of volatility in the day's financial markets.

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