Bellatrix Lestrange
Bellatrix Lestrange refers to an evil, deranged witch from J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter series and is popularly associated with a wild hairstyle and Goth-like look.
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fanfiction
Ever see a movie and think "I could’ve written a better script?" or read a story and say "I want more?" Well, fanfiction is for you. Fanfiction are stories written by everyday fans featuring characters, settings, and plots… -
blerd
It is time, brothers and sisters, to binge on some...Star Trek! A blerd is slang term for black nerd. -
Celebrating 20 Years Of Word Of The Day!
It’s hard to believe, but this month marks 20 years of daily lexical morsels from Word of the Day. What started as a small audience of intrepid logophiles, who braved spotty dial-up connections for their quotidian word fix in 1999, has blossomed into a vibrant community of Word of the Day devotees, who bring context, conversation, inspiration, and personal connections to our selections every day. …
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Blaze Through This List Of Famous Dragon Names
People around the world have been fascinated by dragons for millennia. From the snake-like dragons of the East to the dinosaur-like dragons of the West, we just can’t get enough of these gargantuan reptiles! They feature prominently in myths and legends (like St. George slaying a fearsome dragon or the Norse hero Sigurd battling the terrifying dragon Fafnir), and even after all of these years, dragons …
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How Authors Named Their Famous Characters
What’s in a name? A lot, apparently! It’s no secret that writers agonize over what to name their characters. It’s for good reason: a name can make or break how audiences remember a character. It has the potential to be truly iconic. Many authors can’t even begin to write until they’ve given each and every person in their book a name. So how does one …
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Umbridge
Umbridge refers to the fictional character Dolores Umbridge, a malevolent, uptight, and pink-garbed villain in the Harry Potter series. -
Assume vs. Presume
The words assume and presume both mean that you take something for granted as being true, but the difference is based on how certain you are. Assume is typically used in situations where someone takes something as the truth with a very low level of certainty or with no proof at all. Presume usually involves a higher level of certainty and is used in situations …
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Literary Bullies Who Are Meaner Than We Remembered
Bullies are discussed a lot these days, but they aren’t something new. Tormenters have been around for a long time … especially in literature. Let’s take an inside look at the characters who are bullies and learn about their consequences. Marion Hawthorne In the 1964 children’s novel, Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh, Marion Hawthorne is a smart-mouthed, entitled classroom bully. It’s never determined why she is …
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Velociraptor And Other Trending Words On Dictionary.com
The royal wedding taught the world a few new words, but it wasn’t the only thing driving our trending searches the week of May 18–25, 2018. Fascinator, pomp and circumstance, and ginge The royal wedding didn’t just bring Prince Harry and Meghan Markle together in holy matrimony. It offered up a vocabulary lesson or two! Searches for the fancy hats traditionally worn to royal shindigs—fascinators–climbed …
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🤓 Nerd Face emoji
Nerd alert! The nerd face emoji caricatures a nerd with thick black glasses and buck teeth. It's used to signify learning, reading, being smart, acting dorky, or "geeking out" to your guilty pleasures. The emoji… -
Rizz And 7 Other Slang Trends That Explain The Internet In 2023
Now more than ever, there’s a firehose of slang terms flowing from TikTok vids, Twitch streams, Twitter memes, and the other outlets of the extremely online. What’s a menty b? Why are TikTokers adding -ussy to everything? What does it mean to be told to touch grass? You might be sorry you asked, but we’re going to explain it all. We’ll also provide insights into …
