What to know about “epidemic,” “endemic,” and COVID
We keep learning new words thanks to COVID. Here's another one: endemic. Know what it means? Know what it implies for the future of COVID?
Category: Improving vocabulary
Why do we call the US a “First World” country?
Turns out, "First World Countries" originally had more to do with Communism than economy. The Word Nerd explains.
What is phrenology? Ruling on swim caps sparks controversy
A news story about swim caps for black athletes sparked a word lookup: phrenology. Do you know what it means?
Words you should know from politics
Do you know what oligarchy and fecklessness mean? The Word Nerd explores words from political rhetoric.
What are Non-Fungible Tokens?
First, “fungible” caught this Word Nerd’s attention. Is that a real word? Yes, actually. More on that later. Second, I wanted to understand th...
What does populism mean?
We are hearing the word "populism" a lot these days, but do we know what it means?