Many languages have specific words for “the day before yesterday”. The Portuguese call it anteontem, in Spanish, it’s anteayer, in German, vorgestern. The English language however, is...
Omphaloskepsis (aka navel-gazing) is contemplation of one’s navel as an aid to meditation. From the Greek omphalos (navel) + skepsis (act of looking, examination). The practice in relation to...
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious is a song written by the Sherman Brothers, and performed by Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke in Disney’s 1964 film Mary Poppins.
Mostly double-talk, the roots of the word can...
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu is the Māori name for a hill, 305 metres (1,001 ft) high, close to Porangahau, south of Waipukurau in southern Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. The word...