Every generation brings a new sense of humor and new turns of phrases that the generation before might have a hard time understanding. One phrase that seems to make Gen-Z and those younger giggle is ...

Our language is full of clever little phrases that express essential ideas - phrases that we hear on TV or read in books and take to heart. However, in many cases these phrases have changed so much, ...

We use certain phrases so often that we barely think about what they are actually communicating. Often, these common sayings don't mean what people think they do, which is why we encounter serious ...

Are "skibidi," "rizz" and "sigma" out? It's back-to-school season, and students are not just bringing home stomach bugs; they are also saying new words and phrases that may make no sense to anyone out ...

On Monday, millennials faced a generational reckoning after discovering that "out of pocket" means something totally different to them than it does to Gen Zers, according to a viral TikTok video.

Hit the brakes. You know what I mean, right? Slow down. Check yourself. For some reason though, the simple — and accurate — phrase “hit the brakes” has been widely replaced with “pump the brakes.” In ...

If you ever feel like hiding out from the news, well, that impulse is hardly unique. There's a related expression from Italy that can mean to insulate yourself from the world's unpleasantness. NPR's ...