Wordplay

English language added 690 new words

Bobby Horecka
Wednesday, December 27, 2023
As we spend a few moments reflecting on the year as it draws to a close, we couldn’t help but consider some of the new words that have arisen to describe it during these last 12 months.
With Oktoberfest festivities kicking off all over Germany today, we thought you might appreciate a few German-born words to digest alongside an ice cold... well, just go Shiner. They'll fix you up if you look thirsty...

With Oktoberfest festivities kicking off all over Germany today, we thought you might appreciate a few German-born words to digest alongside an ice cold... well, just go Shiner. They'll fix you up if you look thirsty...

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COLUMN: English words that wouldn’t exist without their German roots

Bobby Horecka
Saturday, September 17, 2022
Our friends over at wordgenius.com have put together another list of words we thought might be truly appreciated here, as that same German roots sentiment can also be applied to so many people here.
Illustration by Bobby Horecka

Illustration by Bobby Horecka

Words that even dictionaries gave the boot

Bobby Horecka
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Hearing about all the words that get added to a language has become almost commonplace in our world of social media, Wikipedia and mile upon mile of online apps and spell checkers that make things like a big, fat, well-worn dictionary almost a thing of the past. Which is sad, really.
They call it "splooting," and it seems to be all craze on social media these days.

They call it "splooting," and it seems to be all craze on social media these days.

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COLUMN: There's a word for that — well, almost...

Bobby Horecka
Sunday, July 24, 2022
Surfing the state and national headlines thisweekend I happened upon a word I’d never seen before, applied to squirrels, of all things, all over Texas.
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