Of all the letters in the alphabet, which two or three are your favorites? If your short list includes one or more of your initials, that’s no accident. Psychological research shows we’re drawn to the letters in our name. • If you doubt...
sickler n.— «On a matter of semantics, the use of nomenclature derived from the names of diseases, such as “diabetics,” “epileptics” and, in this case, “sicklers,” may be viewed as pejorative and...
apatheism n.— «I think you’ll find that the stance of simply not caring much about God or religion (“apatheism” in the jokey parlance) is much less common than you imagine. It seems to be growing as people get wealthier, but a...
put the cherry on (something) v. phr.— «Regardless, as they say in Texas, Oprah put the cherry on the Sunday.» —“She Speaks Well Of Humanity” by Liz Smith New York Post (New York City) May 22, 2007. (source:...
Anthropocene n. the epoch marked by humanity’s effects on global geology and ecology. Etymological Note: This term was coined by the authors of the first 2000 citation. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
haji n.— «I saw Haji (another name for Iraqis) successfully load two full-grown camels in a Ranger pickup without sideboards.…It was amazing. They made the first one lay down and folded his legs up and when he was in, they put the...