Lexicon Valley

The Atomic Era coining of an explosive phrase. Plus, buckaroo and buck-naked.

Science-fiction author S.L. Huang on her love letter to linguistics.

That expression seems to have originated from a Hitler joke.

We can not verify the truth of the assertion that nice guys finish last, but we can tell you who said it (sort of).

Jim pronounces "after" as "arter" in Huck Finn. Where did that come from?