National Eggnog Day
National Eggnog Day, celebrated on December 24 (Christmas Eve), is an unofficial holiday where participants drink, you guessed it, that rich, holiday elixir, eggnog.
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💗 Growing Heart emoji
Our love for this emoji just keeps on growing more and more every day. The growing heart emoji, 💗, shows a pink or red heart surrounded by the outlines of several slightly lighter-colored hearts of… -
National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day
Bundle up ... in style?! The humorous, unofficial holiday of National Ugly Christmas Sweater Day falls on the third Friday of December every year. To participate, all that's required is an ugly Christmas sweater. You know, the… -
⛄️ Snowman Without Snow emoji
The Snowman Without Snow emoji ⛄ depicts a snowman, which is a person-like figure made of snow. This emoji has no snow falling on or around, unlike the Snowman emoji ☃️, which does. The Snowman Without Snow emoji… -
🅱️ B Button emoji
Content warning: The following article contains offensive, racist language, included to document the real-world use of this term. The negative squared Latin capital letter B emoji, 🅱️, (that's a mouthful) has come a long away from… -
💀 Skull emoji
The Skull emoji 💀 shows a simple skull, not to be confused with the Skull and Crossbones ☠️ emoji ... that one is completely different, of course. The black cavities of the Skull emoji 💀, where… -
Do You Give Presents Or Gifts? Here’s The Difference
Where do the words gift and present come from? Why does English use both? We’re pretty sure it’s not just so that children can ask for toys in multiple ways … Language is not a linear, predestined development. Even though it may feel as if the language we speak is in some way the logical conclusion of thousands of years of development, every word that …
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🥨 Pretzel emoji
The pretzel emoji 🥨 depicts a salty, heart-shaped, twisted pretzel. The emoji is commonly used in posts about pretzels and other baked treats. It's also commonly associated with Germany 🇩🇪 and baseball ⚾. Sometimes, the… -
bootch
Bootch is an alternative pronunciation or spelling of botch, butch, or bitch. It can also be an alternative form of booch, a slang word for "cocaine." -
tin roof, rusted
A lyric from The B-52's hit song "Love Shack," tin roof, rusted is interpreted by some to mean "pregnant," usually with an unintended baby. -
folx
A variation on the word folks, folx is meant to be a gender-neutral way to refer to members of or signal identity in the LGBTQ+ community. -
These Idioms Were Turned Into Some Of TV’s Most Popular Shows
Television has a habit of repurposing and repackaging common sayings into names of shows, from Breaking Bad to Six Feet Under, and it’s easy to understand why: Idioms are packed with rich associations that resonate instantly with viewers, and when applied to titles of the small screen, they quickly communicate the sensibilities of the shows. Take a look at how some of these idiomatic phrases were …
