If you’ve ever claimed to have invented a word, only to find it on Urban Dictionary (damn you, nonversation!), you may benefit from Michael Adams‘s new book, Slang: The People’s Poetry. Reviewed in ...

Sploot is a slang term for an adorable-looking stretch that many breeds of dogs and cats can do, though it’s typically associated with Welsh corgis. To sploot, the pet lies on their stomach and ...

As societies evolve and new trends emerge, so do the ways we express ourselves. This can lead to shifts in the slang we use (psych, anyone?). What was once considered cool and commonly used in ...

I'm a millennial mom who started using slang with my Gen Alpha kids. After the initial shock, it brought us closer together.

I was recently thinking about all the slang we girls use to describe our physical appearance. While these terms are usually negative in connotation—and highly offensive when directed at others—many ...