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Word of the day: StickybeakToday's word of the day (25-03-2026): 'Stickybeak' is someone who interferes or shows excessive curiosity about other people’s matters.- Word of the day: GongoozlerToday's word of the day: Gongoozler refers to someone who idly watches things happening around them, especially boats on canals.
- Word of the Day: Gigglemug“Gigglemug” is a playful English term for someone who is always smiling, often radiating cheer and positivity. The word suggests more than ...
- Word of the Day: GobsmackedGobsmacked means being completely astonished, amazed, or shocked. It is stronger than ordinary surprise, featuring disbelief or being taken...
- Word of the Day: SussingSussing, a British slang term from the 1950s, means figuring something out through careful observation and common sense, often by reading c...
- Word of the day: JimjamsDespite its cheerful sound, the word 'jimjams' refers to feelings of depression, anxiety, or nervousness, not pajamas. This informal noun, ...
- Boomers were 'groovy', Gen Z is 'fire', Gen Alpha is 'rizzy': How new slang words take root and go viralTony Thorne, a British linguist, explains how slang evolves and proliferates rapidly online through platforms like TikTok and Instagram. He...
- NYT Connections Feb 18, 2025: Hints and answers to solve the Tuesday challengeThe New York Times (NYT) Connections puzzle for Tuesday, February 18, 2025, presents another exciting challenge for players.
- Pakistan train conductor calls British traveler's wife fat and unhealthy. Watch viral videoA video from Pakistan has gone viral where a train conductor offends a British traveller by calling his wife fat and unhealthy. The inciden...
- UK government warns of Russian interference in general electionFarage -- an admirer of former US president Donald Trump -- dismissed claims that Russian bots might interfere in the election as "cobblers...
- Did a British Royal invite Rebel Wilson to a 'drug-fueled orgy'? 'Jojo Rabbit' star's memoir makes shocking claimsActress Rebel Wilson's memoir 'Rebel Rising' has caused a stir with revelations of a provocative invitation to a 2014 party involving a mem...
- After 18 years, Rolling Stones unveil new album 'Hackney Diamonds' with Lady Gaga in NYCThe Rolling Stones held a private launch party in New York for their first new album in 18 years. The album, titled 'Hackney Diamonds,' has...
- Rolling Stones' Keith Richards opens up about managing arthritis, discusses band's new album "Hackney Diamonds"In an interview with BBC on Tuesday, Richards acknowledged that his playing may have slowed down slightly with age, but he emphasized his a...
- Sexual assault trial: Kevin Spacey denies having groped accusers, admits making 'clumsy pass' at oneActor Kevin Spacey denied 12 charges of sexual assault and indecent assault against four men on the second day of his trial in a London cou...
- Royalty's losing currency, not just for filthy lucreAustralia's central bank said that the $5 bill featured a portrait of the late queen not as a genuflexion to her royal status, but in recog...
- At Joe Biden's G7 debut, leaders look beyond COVID to trade and ChinaU.S. President Joe Biden and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi debuted at the G7 virtual leaders' meeting which was chaired by British Pr...
- Getting one’s kicks from jailhouse rockWhatever the general misgivings, some find captivity quite captivating.
- A tasty recipe for prison reform: Too many crooks don't spoil the broth at Kerala jailsThe authorities of a prison in Kerala are giving a new twist to ‘doing porridge’, the British slang term for serving a jail sentence, by ge...
- US deports two European tourists over 'destroy America' tweetThe United States has an updated rendition for foreign visitors of the expression "Loose Lips Sink Ships" that was used to warn its citizen...
- McDonald’s isn’t lovin’ itMcDonald’s UK has begun a campaign to get the Oxford English Dictionary to change its definition of the word ‘McJob’.
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