The earliest record of the phrase “do-it-yourself” comes from a 1910 magazine article about students at Boston University being left to...

A puckfist is someone who braggingly dominates a conversation.

The bowl formed by cupping your hands together is called a gowpen.

11% of the entire English language is just the letter E.

The word “selfie” was the Oxford Dictionary’s Word of the Year in 2013 because the use of the term increased 17,000% from 2012 to 2013....

The word “eyeball” was invented by Shakespeare, along with hobnob, skim milk, and luggage.

The words “bookkeeper” and “bookkeeping” are the only words in the English language that has three consecutive double letters without...

A percontation is a question that requires more than a straightforward “yes” or “no” answer.

The expressions “bully pulpit” and “lunatic fringe” were coined by Theodore Roosevelt.

An autological word is one that describes itself — like short or unhyphenated.

A repdigit is a number comprised of a series of repeated numbers, like 9,999.