🍍 Pineapple emoji
This exotic fruit is depicted with a bright green leafy top and its scale-laden body is in yellows and golden browns. It's used in relation to fruit and food, to travel and hospitality, and, in…
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🦞 Lobster emoji
Pass the butter! The lobster emoji, mmmmm (oops, sorry for the drooling), is finally crawling around the internet, replacing the crab emoji that was used in a pinch before 2018. Yes, of course the world needed… -
🔑 Key emoji
Not to be confused with the old key emoji ... the key emoji depicts a single key, and it's presented in varying shades of brass and silver on various platforms. Most versions are modern keys,… -
🌴 Palm Tree emoji
Do you hear ukuleles? The palm tree emoji depicts a brown trunk with bright green palm fronds, and it immediately conjures images of vacation, the tropics, and relaxation. Are we there yet? -
🥒 Cucumber emoji
The totally tubular cucumber emoji depicts the green fruit (yes, fruit!) with a simple illustration, usually showing a whole cuke, although a few platforms present it sliced up, exposing the seeds inside. It's used in… -
🍭 Lollipop emoji
The lollipop emoji depicts the sweet treat in a number of different colors on various platforms, but always with a classic, round, hard candy on a stick. In some versions it's in peppermint swirls, in others… -
🥕 Carrot emoji
The carrot emoji depicts a bright orange carrot with a green leafy top. It's used in social media to convey ideas about food, gardening, and healthy lifestyles. In texting, it can sometimes take on a… -
bust a nut
No nutcracker necessary. The expression bust a nut variously means "to be excited about something," "to lose your temper," "to work hard," or ... "to ejaculate or orgasm," -
ion
In science, an ion is an atom or molecule with an electric charge. Outside of the Chemistry classroom, though, ion is a black slang rendering of I don't. As in ion wanna take another Chemistry class. -
🦋 Butterfly emoji
The butterfly emoji represents the butterfly, as well as the symbolism associated with it: positive transformations, hope during a dark time, and new beginnings. And because the phrase “butterflies in your stomach” can signify the… -
Why “Misinformation” Was Dictionary.com’s 2018 Word Of The Year
Our 2018 Word of the Year Is … Misinformation The rampant spread of misinformation poses new challenges for navigating life in 2018. As a dictionary, we believe understanding the concept is vital to identifying misinformation in the wild, and ultimately curbing its impact. But what does misinformation mean? Dictionary.com defines it as “false information that is spread, regardless of whether there is intent to mislead.” The …
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Explain The Difference Between Enemy vs. Nemesis
Who do you think would win an epic showdown like this one? We often see these words used interchangeably, but there are some subtle differences between them. An enemy is a foe who’s hostile toward the protagonist (or central character) of a story. A nemesis is an opponent or rival whom a protagonist can’t overcome. The Enemy In literature, an enemy is often referred to …
