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Word of the Year: Things You Didn’t Know You Wanted to Know

Dec 4, 2025

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in Curious Mind & Modern Life, Random Musings & 2 A.M. Thoughts, The Google Chronicles

Ever fall down a rabbit hole you didn’t mean to? I learned that “Word of the Year” has a long (and weird) history — and some truly entertaining choices. From “bushlips” to “goblin mode,” here’s everything you didn’t know you wanted to know about WOTYs.
Someone, Somewhere, Named It “Dog”

Nov 6, 2025

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in Curious Mind & Modern Life, Random Musings & 2 A.M. Thoughts, The Google Chronicles

A funny, curious reflection on how words are created and why we call things what we do. Inspired by The Professor and the Madman, this post explores the origins of language, from “albatross” to “dog,” and all the wonderfully weird words in between.