When I was a youngster my dad often called me “Alfalfa.” For years I thought it was just some nickname he dreamed up for no reason. It wasn’t until I was a young teen that I figured out that “timothy” ...

"Out of pocket" can mean different things depending on who you ask — and where you're from. Millennials are facing a linguistic reckoning after learning this phrase means something else for Gen Z.

We use certain phrases so often that we barely think about what they are actually communicating. Often, these common sayings don't mean what people think they do, which is why we encounter serious ...

Louisiana has its own unique slang and culture, with locals using phrases like "cold drink" for soda, "making groceries" for grocery shopping, and "outchea" for "out here" to express themselves.

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