"6-7" is a word, according to dictionary.com, which named it "word of the year" in October. The word, pronounced as ...

Each year, the internet gives birth to a new lexicon, one that's as fast-moving and unpredictable as the online trends that ...

We’re all still trying to figure out exactly what it means,” they told us of this year’s “linguistic time capsule.” But that’s just how pop culture works, isn’t it? Who’s to explain why parents alone ...

Spending time around children this holiday season? USA TODAY defined four Gen Alpha slang phrases to know ahead of your ...

Zohran Mamdani, New York’s mayor-elect, is among the latest politicians to be tagged with the term, raising the question: ...

A viral video of teen e-bikers assaulting a Hermosa Beach man pushed simmering tensions over e-bike issues in the South Bay to a boiling point. Residents complain of unsafe riding, harassment and gang ...

Honest people look at el Ahmed’s act of heroism and wonder what they would have done.

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Dictionary.com has crowned a set of numbers as its 2025 word of the year. It says it reserves that distinction for a word that reflects "social trends and global events that defined that year" and ...

Imagine traveling back in time to your childhood bedroom, where you wait for your best friend to call and organize a playdate. Suddenly, you hear it: The landline phone begins to ring, and you race to ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A popular free admission program for children returns to many of San Diego’s museums and beloved attractions. Starting Oct. 1, more than 60 museums, historic sites and other ...