Etymological Dictionary News Today

This week's dive into the ocean of youth culture has turned up mysteries. Why are people using AI to put clothes on women? Why are kids throwing slushies at their own pick-up trucks? How do you hurkle-durkle? Most importantly: Why are videos of people getting in trouble for wearing big boots so hilarious?

Aye, the people who brought us haggis and "hairy coo" (relax, it literally means hairy cow) also coined the term "hurkle-durkle," meaning to lounge or laze about in bed when it’s time to get up or go to work.

August 26 is International Dog Day. I like dogs, so I am delighted to contribute a word to mark the occasion.

The humble yet savory gazpacho may have played an important role in almsgiving. The word derives from the Greek gazophylákion, which refers to a public treasure

The concept of the elderly, with their age-altered bodies, demonstrating an appetite for intimacy, especially in an institutionalised setting, appears widely regarded as funny at best – and at worst, disgusting.

For the word count record, the counting was done manually and included the participation of visually impaired people.

Ever been underpants-drunk? Fancy a xúzzle? Old hand Christopher Howse and young gun Guy Kelly consider words that don’t exist in English

Every honest and sincere wine professional has a responsibility to demystify the Byzantine complexit

Sevan Nişanyan believes he has been added to the country's "list of undesirable foreigners" as a result of his controversial research

The Malagasy epic of Ibonia resembles the Indian epic of Ramayana in its grand plot -- abduction of Ibonia betrothed wife Rampela by Ravato, like the abductio