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Published: March 3, 2026 17:32

During the Renaissance, people in Venice would vote by dropping little balls into an urn. The Italian word for “little ball” is ‘ballotta.’ Now any kind of secret voting, by ball, piece of paper, or voting machine, is called a ‘ballot.’

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Published: March 3, 2026 13:54

pole = 💈 poll = 🗳️

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Published: March 2, 2026 18:32

March is the only month that is also a verb wait no we forgot about May never mind as you were

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Published: February 26, 2026 20:00

'O’clock’ is a contraction of "of the clock." ‘Clock’ comes from the Medieval Latin ‘clocca,’ which meant “bell.” Church towers would ring bells to mark the passing hours. ‘Cloak’ also comes from ‘clocca’ as the garment takes a bell-like shape around…

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Published: February 25, 2026 19:25

Sure.

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Published: February 25, 2026 14:05

due = ⌛️ do = 💇‍♀️ dew = 🏞️ doo = 💩 deux = 2️⃣🇫🇷 De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da = 👮👮‍♂️🐝

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Published: February 24, 2026 16:04

you’re welcome, Big Zaddy Jennings. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Published: February 24, 2026 14:53

FWIW: we currently don't include 'deliverable' as a noun but don't tell that to your manager.

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Published: February 23, 2026 14:54

‘Snowicane’ is a new one for us, too.

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Published: February 22, 2026 16:07

Great game, Canada! It was an honor/honour to play against such fantastic neighbors/ neighbours.

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Published: February 22, 2026 15:59

gold | noun | a medal awarded as the first prize in a competition

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Published: February 22, 2026 15:35

sudden death | noun | extra play to break a tie in a sports contest in which the first to score or gain the lead wins

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Published: February 21, 2026 15:47

Cleopatra lived closer in time to 'yeet' being in the dictionary than to the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza.

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Published: February 20, 2026 14:47

newsletter | noun | a small publication (such as a leaflet or newspaper) containing news of interest chiefly to a special group Drop some knowledge into your inbox. -Word of the Day -Games -Slang of the Week -Today in History -One Good Fact …

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Published: February 20, 2026 14:31

discrete = separate discreet = unobtrusive The E's are SEPARATED by the T in 'discrete.'

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Published: February 19, 2026 20:03

meatier = 🥩🥩 meteor = ☄️

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Published: February 16, 2026 15:34

The ‘bel’ in ‘decibel’ is for Alexander Graham Bell. Since the ‘B’ in 'dB' is a name-derived unit, it is capitalized when abbreviated.

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Published: February 14, 2026 22:09

[flirting] *you're

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Published: February 14, 2026 20:50

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Published: February 13, 2026 18:54

These are your words of the week Boricua ferment clemency redacted rebuff freestyle disenfranchise zugzwang https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/the-words-of-the-week-feb-13

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Published: February 13, 2026 15:05

'Lead' and 'read' rhyme. Unless you're saying 'lead' and 'read.' But also 'lead' and 'read' rhyme.

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Published: February 11, 2026 15:24

aisle = 🛒 isle = 🏝️ aisle = 👰💍🤵 I'll = 🙋‍♀️➡️

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Published: February 10, 2026 20:13

The word ‘stan’ comes from the Eminem song "Stan," which is about one of his obsessed fans. What if Eminem named the fan ‘Dennis’?  We could be saying, “I dennis Beyonce.”

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Published: February 8, 2026 21:44

We’re very excited to watch The Football Bee.

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Published: February 7, 2026 15:14

There, there…

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Published: February 6, 2026 19:26

Here are some sayings we haven’t heard in a while: -“Hold your horses!” -“She really takes the egg.” -“You’re the bee’s knees!” -“Cash Money Records taking over for the 9-9 into 2000.”

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Published: February 6, 2026 17:00

12 Words from “Wuthering Heights” https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/words-from-wuthering-heights

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Published: February 3, 2026 20:32

jeans = 👖 genes = 🧬 Gene = https://media.tenor.com/6Sl50J2OFIwAAAAC/lucille-bluth-excited.gif?hh=196&ww=350

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Published: February 3, 2026 16:28

The first known use of 'paranoid' was in 1901.

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Published: February 2, 2026 19:24

Thank you, Catherine O’Hara, for your vivaciously venerable vocabulary. https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/words-from-schitts-creek

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Published: February 2, 2026 15:23

This is a post about animal excrement and the English language. bull$#!% = nonsense/lies chicken$#!% = petty or cowardly horse$#!% = nonsense/lies dog$#!%= low quality ape$#!% = wild bat$#!%= crazy Ordered above from oldest to newest: bull$#!% (1914),…