etymology

What It Means to Be a ‘Redneck’ or a ‘Hillbilly’

04.28.16

By Stacy Kranitz
Tech

The Failed Attempt to Rebrand the Word ‘Hacker’

07.01.15

By J.M. Porup
Sex

The Tongue-Twisting History of the Many Euphemisms for Eating Ass

06.10.15

By Chelsea G. Summers
Chav: The Slur That Won’t Let Go

11.07.14

By Tim Burrows
Tech

Cryptozoology to Crypto-Fascism: The Story of Hackers’ Favorite Prefix

03.26.14

By Ben Richmond
Tech

The Surprisingly Complex Etymology of ‘Skittles’

07.01.13

By Ben Richmond
A List of Words That Will Soon Be Politically Incorrect

01.22.13

By Nell Frizzell