Terms from the military history of ancient Rome, from “gladius” and “Fabian tactics” to “triumph” and “Pyrrhic victory.”

A list of words from Old English (Anglo-Saxon) that are still hiding out in modern English.

How “Gothic” went from the name of a Germanic tribe to a label for architecture, literature, typefaces, and a subculture of punk.

A roundup of terms about the current business environment: the Great Resignation, quiet quitting, peak remote work, loud firing, and more!

Taking a shot at terms from cue sports, like billiards, pool, snooker, carom, and English.

Saying the same thing twice in two languages via “bilingual tautological expressions”

anachronicons and anachronyms: referring to pictures and words that are of another time

jacking around with the many senses of “jack”

working around “algospeak” using “Voldemorting,” “leet,” and “Aesopian language,” with bonus “Scunthorpe problem”

when “synanthropes” live with humans