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  1. happy hump day

    happy hump day

    Happy hump day is a phrase variously issued to people on Wednesday, popularly called hump day in office environments.
  2. Ready For Some Regional Rap Slang?

    Don’t mortify yourself by saying “fo’ shizzle” to someone from Chicago or by expecting Hi-Tek slang to be recognized outside of the Cincinnati metropolitan area. (No offense, Nati residents.) Rap slang can be as hyper-regional as sports alliances. With the help of M.I.M.’s lyrical breakdown about how each part of the US raps, we created an atlas of five notable words from each region. East …

  3. Kids Create The Best (Unintentionally) Naughty Misspellings

  4. Exploring A Runner’s High And Other Myths

  5. Villainous Pets We Love To Hate

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    the seven deadly sins

    Originating in Christian theology, the seven deadly sins are pride, envy, gluttony, greed, lust, sloth, and wrath. Pride is sometimes referred to as vanity or vainglory, greed as avarice or covetousness, and wrath as anger.…
  7. Hufflepuff

    Hufflepuff

    Hufflepuff refers to one of four Hogwarts houses in the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. Characters are sorted into these houses based on their characteristics, and Hufflepuff is known for having members that are…
  8. Bizarre Origin Stories For Strange Idioms

  9. The Origin Stories Behind Gaga And Other Musicians’ Names

      Before he was Snoop Dogg, the West Coast rap icon went by his given name: Cordozar Calvin Broadus. He was named after his stepfather. His stage name was inspired by Snoopy though, a childhood nickname. His parents gave him the pet name because of the way he looked. She might be known as Iggy Azalea on stage, but this Australian-born rapper’s official name is Amethyst Amelia …

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    Spice Up Your Sexy Language

  11. Sports Idioms That Will Explain Everything

  12. Vices We Don’t Have To Be Ashamed Of Anymore