Addams
Americannoun
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Charles (Samuel), 1912–88, U.S. cartoonist.
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Jane, 1860–1935, U.S. social worker and writer: Nobel Peace Prize 1931.
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Rhode Island’s Morticia, named for the Addams Family matriarch, spent much of its life as a single leaf stalk with multiple leaflets before going dormant, leaving what looked like a big pot of dirt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
“You kinda have this Wednesday Addams vibe going on.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
Frankie Addams “belonged to no club and was a member of nothing in the world.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026
Inspired by the classic television-turned-film series “The Addams Family,” Jenna Ortega plays the beloved character Wednesday Addams, who dresses only in black and wields a brooding stare.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025
Re-creations of the Addams Family house, the abandoned shack in the Evil Dead trilogy, Tyler Durden’s flophouse in Fight Club, and the Lars Homestead on Tattooine.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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