Fun was first a verb meaning "to cheat or hoax." It came from fon, an old word for "fool." It still retains some of that sense in “make fun of,” but now also means "a merry good time." Fond also goes ...

There’s just something about red. Bold, fiery, commanding — red knows how to catch your attention. Accordingly, you might not be surprised to learn all the powerful concepts the color can represent.

In November 2024, social media users shared a meme that listed the meanings of the word "MAGA" in various languages. These supposed translations had dark or negative connotations, suggesting that the ...

For many people, the word confrontation holds negative connotations. Often they will say that they hate confrontation or are afraid of it. They associate confrontation with anger, rejection, abuse, ...

The Delhi High Court on December 14 observed that the plea seeking de-registration of political parties having names with caste, religious, ethnic or linguistic connotations has to be decided by the ...

"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.

The Global Development Initiative, Global Security Initiative and Global Civilization Initiative unveiled by China, are by nature the Chinese public goods in response to the waning global governance.

References including "field work" and "going into the field" may have connotations for descendants of slavery and immigrant workers "that are not benign", the school of social work at the University ...

A unique multistep cyberattack that attempts to trick users into playing a malicious video ultimately serves up a spoofed Microsoft page to steal credentials. That's according to a report from ...

P. Alison Paprica receives funding from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) and other provincial and federal Canadian research funders. Kimberlyn McGrail receives funding from the ...