Meghan Markle’s ‘tearful’ final words before departing royal family revealed

Meghan Markle’s ‘tearful’ final words before departing royal family revealed

Royal fans were dismayed when Meghan Markle and Prince Harry decided to take a step back as senior members of The Firm in January 2020. By March of that year, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex had made their final rounds of royal engagements and moved to Canada — and then onward to their more … Read more

Gen Z is mocking their millennial co-workers for using this slang wrong

Gen Z is mocking their millennial co-workers for using this slang wrong

Here’s the tea, millennials. “Out of pocket” isn’t the out-of-office memo that 30-somethings think it is — as a generational language barrier causes further workplace confusion. While millennials and older generations have used the common phrase to declare they’ll be stepping away from their desk for a phone call, for example, Gen Z has been delighted … Read more

The seven words that prove your man is cheating on you

The seven words that prove your man is cheating on you

A woman has divided social media with a claim that one sentence could prove that your partner is cheating on you. In a video on Instagram, influencer Mariah Fernando – who has amassed a following of more than 231,000 on the platform – said any man who uses the phrase “Go ahead and believe what you want” … Read more

Merriam-Webster embiggened by addition of 690 cromulent new words — ‘Simpsons’ fans rejoice

Merriam-Webster embiggened by addition of 690 cromulent new words — ‘Simpsons’ fans rejoice

D’oh! Merriam-Webster surprised fans of “The Simpsons” by adding the word “cromulent” to the dictionary as part of the most recent update, making it official with the made-up term that first appeared in a 1996 episode of the game-changing animated show. A synonym for acceptable or satisfactory, the word joins an array of popular slang … Read more

Dictionary.com adds 500 words — ‘nepo baby’ and ‘crypto-fascism’ make cut

Dictionary.com adds 500 words — ‘nepo baby’ and ‘crypto-fascism’ make cut

It’s a new chapter for Dictionary.com. The online dictionary added 566 new words to its database Wednesday, as well as 348 new definitions for existing entries and 2,256 revised definitions. The new sayings, which include words like “jawn” and “shower orange,” were added to “represent the always-evolving nature of English and our lexicographers’ neverending efforts to … Read more

Sarah Ferguson reveals queen’s touching final words to her before death

Sarah Ferguson reveals queen’s touching final words to her before death

Former royal family member Sarah Ferguson has revealed the beautiful final words that Queen Elizabeth II told her before her death last September. The queen, who reigned for 70 years at the time of her death, passed on Sept. 8, 2022, at the age of 96 in Scotland. The topic came about while Ferguson, 63, … Read more

Danny Trejo celebrates 55 years of sobriety, offers words of wisdom for anyone ‘struggling,’: ‘YOU CAN TOO!’

Danny Trejo celebrates 55 years of sobriety, offers words of wisdom for anyone ‘struggling,’: ‘YOU CAN TOO!’

Action star Danny Trejo celebrated 55 years of sobriety in a motivational post — reassuring others suffering from addiction that they can overcome their “struggles.” “I’m 55 years clean and sober today by the grace of God!” the 79-year-old actor wrote in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter on Wednesday. “I’ve done this … Read more

Gen Z cancels LOL in favor of new acronym: IJBOL

Gen Z cancels LOL in favor of new acronym: IJBOL

This is no laughing matter. Gen Z has canceled the fan-favorite acronym LOL. Instead, the slang-savvy generation has coined a more complicated term in lieu of laugh out loud: IJBOL. For the uninitiated, that means “I just burst out laughing.” Unlike the so-called strictly “Millennial” LMAO (“laughing my ass off”), ROFL (“rolling on the floor … Read more

Tony Bennett’s son reveals his last words before death: ‘Can’t say it better than that’

Tony Bennett’s son reveals his last words before death: ‘Can’t say it better than that’

Tony Bennett’s son, D’Andrea “Danny” Bennett, revealed the late music legend’s last words to him were, “Thank you.” The pop, jazz and big-band vocalist died July 21 at the age of 96 in his hometown of New York, his publicist Sylvia Weiner confirmed to The Post. Tony Bennett’s wife, Susan Benedetto, whom he wed in 2007, and his … Read more

People just discovered the Phonetic alphabet and can’t believe it’s real

People just discovered the Phonetic alphabet and can’t believe it’s real

Let me spell it out for you. An Australian woman has gone viral after realizing she discovered the Phonetic alphabet by accident after calling the police about stolen property. The video, which was posted on TikTok Sunday, features Emily Brogan talking at blazing speed about her amazing discovery. “Please tell me I’m not the only … Read more

Zendaya on ‘Euphoria’ costar Angus Cloud’s death: ‘Words are not enough’

Zendaya on ‘Euphoria’ costar Angus Cloud’s death: ‘Words are not enough’

Zendaya has broken her silence on her “Euphoria” costar Angus Cloud’s death. “Words are not enough to describe the infinite beauty that is Angus (Conor),” the 26-year-old captioned a photo of Cloud to Instagram on Tuesday. “I’m so grateful I got the chance to know him in this life, to call him a brother, to … Read more

National Spelling Bee secrets revealed: Picking words to trip up kids

National Spelling Bee secrets revealed: Picking words to trip up kids

OXON HILL, Md. — As the final pre-competition meeting of the Scripps National Spelling Bee’s word selection panel stretches into its seventh hour, the pronouncers no longer seem to care. Before panelists can debate the words picked for the bee, they need to hear each word and its language of origin, part of speech, definition … Read more

Angela Bassett remembers Tina Turner’s last words to her

Angela Bassett remembers Tina Turner’s last words to her

Following the death of Tina Turner on Wednesday, actress Angela Bassett remembered the trailblazing powerhouse’s resilience and talent. Bassett, who portrayed the late singer in the 1993 flick “What’s Love Got to Do with It,” honored the star’s steadfast determination and recalled the final words Turner shared with her. “How do we say farewell to … Read more

Doublespeak: American-British couple compare the words they use differently

Doublespeak: American-British couple compare the words they use differently

You know what they say – opposites attract! New York City-based influencer Ella McFadin has been dating her British boyfriend, James, for around one year, and over time she has been jotting down which phrases the two say differently. In a TikTok video, which has gained over 1 million views since being posted, the American-British … Read more

Jeremy Renner: I was writing ‘last words to my family’ in the hospital

Jeremy Renner: I was writing ‘last words to my family’ in the hospital

Jeremy Renner is opening up about his near-fatal snow plow accident.  In a new clip from his upcoming interview with ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer, the Marvel star shared, “If I was there on my own, that would have been a horrible way to die. And surely, I would have.”  Renner, 52, was crushed by … Read more

‘Petfluencer’ among hundreds of new words added to Dictionary.com

‘Petfluencer’ among hundreds of new words added to Dictionary.com

Dictionary.com just added hundreds of new words — we’re being serious, er, “deadass.” The digital lexicon added 313 new words to their extensive vocabulary on Tuesday, along with over 1,200 new and revised definitions for already existing words, in an attempt to stay on top of relevant slang terms in the zeitgeist. “Our lexicographers observe … Read more

Lisa Marie Presley’s sad final words at son’s grave before her death

Lisa Marie Presley’s sad final words at son’s grave before her death

New details are emerging about Lisa Marie Presley’s sad final days. The daughter of Elvis Presley died suddenly Jan. 12 at 54 from cardiac arrest, mirroring her father’s 1977 death. Just days before her tragic passing, the singer visited her late son Benjamin’s grave on the Graceland estate and expressed her wish to be buried … Read more

Kate Winslet goes viral after offering words of comfort to young reporter

Kate Winslet goes viral after offering words of comfort to young reporter

Kate Winslet went viral Sunday when a clip of her offering words of comfort to a first-time reporter hit Twitter. The 47-year-old actress appeared on the German television network ZDF for an interview with adolescent Martha to discuss her new film “Avatar: The Way of Water.” Martha, who is described as a “Kinderreporterin,” then revealed … Read more

Banished words list for 2023 revealed — did your favorite term make the cut?

Banished words list for 2023 revealed — did your favorite term make the cut?

“Irregardless” if you love them, 2023 has been deemed an “absolutely” “amazing” time to “quiet quit” misused, overused and useless words “moving forward.” Continuing its annual tradition, Lake Superior State University has announced its “tongue-in-cheek” collection of 10 “banished” expressions nominated by people from around the world who don’t believe these terms are the “GOAT.” … Read more

Sorry, dad: After ‘mama,’ babies learn a bunch of other words first

Sorry, dad: After ‘mama,’ babies learn a bunch of other words first

Dads will just have to wait. While children’s first words are often “mama,” across different languages and cultures, kids’ primary words are generally “this” and “that” before they utter “dad.” These words are used to grab their parents’ or caregivers’ attention, according to the largest-ever study of early vocabulary. Children are excited to spread their … Read more