‘Biophobia’: a fear of studying life… Lucy Mangan gets Gothic with your new word submissions
“Come round for dribbles!” The mind doesn’t so much boggle as run immediately for shelter and stay there cowering until … Continued
Etymology Corner – ‘Blitz’
‘Blitz’ comes from the German word for lightning. Its arrival in the English language can be traced to the German
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‘Dismaland’, ‘ring of steel’ and ‘pansexual’: August’s Words in the News
The Summer holidays are over and schools are back in session. For any parents who took their kids to abroad
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‘Crushed it.’ Lucy Mangan does a great job with your new word submissions
Thank you, moneill, for submitting “crush it” – meaning “do exceptionally well” – as it gives me an excuse to
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How ‘grammable’ is your ‘hoglet’? Lucy Mangan casts judgment on your new word submissions
I am apparently not allowed to share with you all the new swearwords that spring forth unbidden but fully formed
‘Corbynmania’, ‘gig economy’ and ‘Operation Stack’: July’s Words in the News
As a closet prog rock fan, I’m well acquainted with the Peter Gabriel era Genesis song which describes an invasion
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Etymology Corner – ‘Wuthering’
Last week Emily Brontë and Kate Bush shared a birthday. To celebrate Bush’s 57th and Brontë’s 197th, we delve into
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Where’s your ‘fossilling’ brush? Lucy Mangan does some digging and ‘gigging’ with your new word submissions
I’m doing a gig! Previously I have just sat at my desk and written this blog on a laptop and
‘Insneezia’, ‘Streambox’ and ‘Dieties’ – Lucy Mangan tickles the senses with your new word submissions
Wimbledon is over. I like what I now know, thanks to contributor AustinAllegro, to be called “moonballs” best of all