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Byline: BY LAUREN MURROW 5 YEARS OF SWIPING RIGHT: TINDER COPYCATS, FROM LOL TO NSFW TINDER FOR ... DOGS: BARKBUDDY NO #DUCKFACE, PUPS MOM FRIENDS: PEANUT B.Y.O. PINOT GRIGIO SENIORS: [...]

Abstract: Substance abuse is among one of the major problems plaguing our society. It has come to the attention of several healthcare professionals that a communication gap exists between themselves [...]

''We were too weakened, and had too many problems, to really push back,'' said Brent Scowcroft, recently recalling the early days of the presidency of Gerald Ford. Back in 1974, [...]

Extreme Ex treme / (ek stre m) / adj. / Extending far beyond the norm: an extreme makeover; /n./ situated at opposite ends of a range, as in the polarity [...]

Nothing separates streetwise guys from Backstreet Boys rejects like bad vernacular. We've got your back with this short list of early '90s slang. We suggest saying the urban term in […]

Slebbing (v): Celebrity picture messaging. Jennifer Aniston's face on your moby says 'Let's be Friends'. When the boss sends you Anne Robinson, start jobhunting Big Red Switch (n): The huge […]

'Nobody knows what the words mean,'' goes the Web site advertising for an album titled ''All for You,'' by the pop singer Diana Krall, ''but when Diana sings them, it [...]

LAST fall Richard Brookhiser published an article in American Heritage called 'How Smart Should a President Be?' Not long after, pundits and spin doctors were focusing on the intellect--or perceived [...]

PALEONTOLOGISTS in Florida recently announced the discovery of a new species of saber-toothed cat--the third such cat known to have lived in North America. The cat in question, unearthed from [...]

Investigations of slang by the editor of the Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang THE Democratic political strategist James Carville ('It's the economy, stupid!') has characterized current probes into [...]

A selection of terms that have newly been coined, that have recently acquired new currency, or that have taken on new meanings, compiled by the executive editor of The American [...]

LAST summer the art historian Martin Bailey stirred controversy with his contention, appearing in the British publication The Art Newspaper, that as many as a hundred works attributed to the [...]

As noted in these pages and elsewhere, a debate is under way in Washington over the Consumer Price Index and whether it has been accurately gauging the rise in the [...]

THE Republican takeover of the House of Representatives in 1994 with the help of seventy-two freshmen brought new life not just to the Republican presence on the Hill but also [...]

THE quadrennial national political season officially gets under way with the New Hampshire primary this month, and it will surely bring reminders of how quickly and easily derisive terms for [...]

BF, GF (abbrs., boyfriend, girlfriend) "My friends and I use it online when we're talking about who's going out with who. It's faster--I wouldn't even think of typing the full […]

On page 107, Stephen Marche contemplates the overuse of the word bro and its various iterations. Here are a few other versions of the word that we must also boycott: [...]

Catching up with the excellent biography of the 3rd Marquess of Bute (the man who built Cardiff Castle among other eccentricities) by Rosemary Hannah, I came across this seasonal horror [...]

Your translation tool for modern youth slang. 1. Totes Adjective: Short for 'totally,' implies 'duh!' Example: 'I am totes going to the Twilight: Part 2 opening night. What, you thought [...]

Your translation tool for modern youth slang. 1. Bounce Verb: To leave. Example: I have to bounce or I'll miss the train. 2. Boo Noun: Close friends or family members. [...]

'Roaster --A green linnet, as this bird was most frequently roasted by the boys at the playroom fire.' That item comes in a glossary at the back of The History [...]

The Daily Mail columnist Jan Moir recently described Ed Miliband as 'dweebish'. Being slighted by Moir surely confirms you as one of life's blessed creatures, but aside from that you [...]