Four Letters and Starting With F And then there’s the swear word that’s held steady for half a millennium; fuck. It seemed to spring upon the landscape fully-formed, and already an obscenity.

Like any self-respecting four-letter word, "nice" has many connotations. Centuries ago, "nice" meant someone was ignorant; now it has very different meanings. And that, as they say, is "noice." ...

Like most parents, we swear in front of them accidentally, and my daughters were just so curious about the words' meaning. It's such a big deal—they, like, freeze, or blush, and it's so impactful.

Wordle for August 4 is giving players a hard time. Puzzle #1507 features a sneaky twist — one vowel, used twice, and rare ...

Change one letter in a word meaning “to speak in a confidential tone” to get a word meaning “a feeble sound that expresses pain.” The two words are whisper and whimper.

While the fine old word “elite” has become a pejorative, its official definition has not changed. The New Oxford American Dictionary defines elite as “a group of people considered to be the ...