Topic: Etymology

Margot Robbie as Barbie in "Barbie" (Warner Bros.)

Our obsession with the girl-ish label

Kelly Pau
Heavy metal fan dressed as Darth Vader crowd surfs at Bloodstock Festival 2021 at Catton Hall on August 13, 2021 in Burton Upon Trent, England. (Katja Ogrin/Redferns/Getty Images)

Name forefathers: "dada" to Darth Vader

Valerie M. Fridland - The Conversation
Man holding a swear word sign in front of his mouth (Getty Images/Dimitri Otis)

For Pete's sake – who is Pete?

Ellen Gutoskey - Mental Floss
Guy Pearce as Ebenezer Scrooge. (Robert Viglasky/FX)

What does "Bah, humbug!" actually mean?

Ellen Gutoskey - Mental Floss
Bronze free-range turkeys (Getty Images/Nick David)

Talking "turkey," a most versatile word

Jack Lynch - The Conversation
(Getty/visualspace)

The etymology of 15 Olympic words

John Kelly - Mental Floss
Nicolas Cage, the f***ing host of "History of Swear Words" (Netflix)

Nic Cage gives a sh*t about curse words

Zack Sharf - Indiewire