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50 Of The Funniest And Most Honest “Definitions” Of Everyday Words Explained In This Crowd-Sourced Online Dictionary

HipDict is a crowd-sourced dictionary that redefines everyday words with meanings that make more sense. While most dictionaries define words in concept, HipDict focuses on the spirit and nails it spot-on.

HipDict is a crowd-sourced dictionary that redefines everyday words with meanings that make more sense. While most dictionaries define words in concept, HipDict focuses on the spirit and nails it spot-on.

40 Interesting Words For Things You Probably Never Knew Had A Name

There are things and concepts that you wouldn't think have names, but they do and it's a shame that those words aren't used more frequently, so this list presents some of those words.

There are things and concepts that you wouldn't think have names, but they do and it's a shame that those words aren't used more frequently, so this list presents some of...

Turns Out, Americans’ Different Spelling Of Certain Words Was Intentional And Started By One Person, As Explained By This Teacher On TikTok

This Australian teacher explains the different spelling of English words.

This Australian teacher explains the different spelling of English words.

Here Are Many Hours Of Fun And Frustration Put Into 26 Alliterated Comics

I undertook what would be a fun and frustrating (let's call it FUNSTRATING) little project with the Clams universe that involved a single panel and the wonderful world of alliteration.

I undertook what would be a fun and frustrating (let's call it FUNSTRATING) little project with the Clams universe that involved a single panel and the wonderful world of alliteration.

This ‘Dictionary’ Has Already Amassed 2.4M Followers Because Of Its Honest Word Definitions (New Pics)

HipDict is a crowdsourced dictionary that defines what we’re really saying when we use everyday words.

HipDict is a crowdsourced dictionary that defines what we’re really saying when we use everyday words.

These Words Perfectly Capture The Feelings We All Struggle To Explain

Do you ever feeling something that you want to explain to someone so they could relate, but struggle endlessly grasping for the perfect word, aimlessly throwing in adjective after adjective only to settle for something "close, but not perfect" in the...

Do you ever feeling something that you want to explain to someone so they could relate, but struggle endlessly grasping for the perfect word, aimlessly throwing in adjective after adjective only...

Traveller T-Shirt With 40 Icons Lets You Communicate In Any Country Even If You Don’t Speak Its Language

I wish I had this shirt when I was in Afghanistan. In 2009, we were situated in a little Observation Post somewhere in Kandahar for a week or two at a time, with nothing but rations to fill our bellies. After...

I wish I had this shirt when I was in Afghanistan. In 2009, we were situated in a little Observation Post somewhere in Kandahar for a week or two at a...

What Happens When People Realize How Their Loved Ones Rate Them

We are often our own harshest critics, but that can sometimes hold us back. By asking people's loved ones to rate their level of "success," this social experiment shows us that we often seem more successful to others than to ourselves.

We are often our own harshest critics, but that can sometimes hold us back. By asking people's loved ones to rate their level of "success," this social experiment shows us that...

Fantasy Animal Illustrations On Antique Dictionary Pages From The 1800s

Kelly McLaughlan is an artist based on the South coast of the UK in the beautiful county of Sussex, right by the sea. She illustrates magical animal portraits with a steampunk edge on original antique dictionary pages from the 1800s. I fell...

Kelly McLaughlan is an artist based on the South coast of the UK in the beautiful county of Sussex, right by the sea. She illustrates magical animal portraits with a steampunk...

Japanese Craftsman Restores Old Books To Look Good As New

Instead of being lost to memory, an old, tattered 1,000-page English-Japanese dictionary was given new life when its owner handed it over to Nobuo Okano, a Japanese master craftsman who has spent 30 years perfecting the art of restoring old books.

Instead of being lost to memory, an old, tattered 1,000-page English-Japanese dictionary was given new life when its owner handed it over to Nobuo Okano, a Japanese master craftsman who has...