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2. 'Weird': How an Old Term for Fate Became a Political Slur.
3. 'Twister': A Whirling Name for a Ferocious Windstorm.
4. 'Debate': A Verbal Battle With Violent Roots.
5. 'Big Brother': Someone to Watch Over Us, via '1984'.
6. 'Felon': Making the Language Fit the Crime.
7. 'Brat': Maybe That Spoiled Kid Is Cool After All.
8. 'Espresso': Intensity and Heat, in a Drink or a 'Song of the Summer'.
9. How the 'B Movie' Got Its Name.
10. 'Gala' Meant a Glitzy Party Long Before the Met Had One.
11. 'Unhoused': Without a Home but Without the Stigma.
12. Crosswords Reach Down and Across a Century.
13. 'Fluffle' Was a Joke Name for a Group of Bunnies. Then It Multiplied.
14. 'Streaking': In a Flash, the Oscars Gave New Exposure to a '70s Fad.
15. To 'Hurkle-Durkle,' or Lounge in Bed, Is a TikTok Trend That's 200 Years Old.
16. 'Blob': An Idea That's Spreading in All Directions.
17. 'Rhapsody in Blue' Turns 100—a 'Stitched-Together' Masterpiece, as Its Name Implies.
18. Snubbing 'Barbie': Why Losing Out on an Oscar Nod Is Like a Medieval Putdown.
19. 'Soap Opera': How a Sudsy Label Got Attached to a Frothy TV Genre.
20. 'Stochastic Parrot': A Name for AI That Sounds a Bit Less Intelligent.
21. 'Bowl': A Name for a Stadium and for the Game Inside.
22. 'Maestro': The Title of a Movie About a Title for a Master.
23. 'Secret Santa': The Origins of a Sneaky Christmas Tradition.
24. 'Renaissance': A Creative Rebirth, Whether of an Entire Civilization or Just Beyoncé.
25. 'Crook': When Nixon Said He Wasn't One, There Was Still a Twist to Come.
26. 'Grok': From 1960s Sci-Fi to Elon Musk's New AI.
27. 'Sarcasm': The Sort of Wit That Defined Matthew Perry's Career Has Ancient Roots.
28. 'Tush': A Rear End Gets Pushed as a Football Strategy.
29. 'Eras': Taylor Swift Isn't the Only One Who Has Them.
30. 'Out of Pocket': Unavailable? Strapped for Cash? Or Going Wild?
31. 'Kayfabe': When Everyone Knows the Fakery Is Just an Act.
32. 'Blurb': Publishing Jargon Invented to Make Fun of Itself.
33. 'Racketeering': Illicit Schemes With a Noisy Backdrop.
34. How 'Legacy' Came to Mean an Unfair Advantage.
35. 'Hip-Hop': How a Musical Movement Got Its Name.
36. If the Score Is 'Love' at Wimbledon, Is That a Reference to Eggs or Passion?
37. 'Bravado': Big Talk Becomes a Presidential Defense.
38. 'Pride': From a Norman Boast to a Gay Badge of Honor.
39. The Weaponized Language of 'Succession'.
40. 'Debt Ceiling': A Fiscal Roof That Moves Higher and Higher.
41. 'Picket': Once a Military Barrier, Now a Tool of Protest.
42. 'Velo': In Cycling or Baseball, a Trendy Term for Speed.
43. 'Karaoke': From an Orchestral Backing Track to a Star Turn.
44. 'Hallucination': When Chatbots (and People) See What Isn't There.
45. 'Beef': A Meaty Term for a Complaint, Elevated to an Art.
46. 'Everything': Foods, and Now an Oscar Movie, With All the Fixins.
47. 'Hoosier': A Preacher Named Harry, a Burly Man or a Hill.
48. 'Scion': The Offshoot of a Prominent Family Tree.
49. 'Mummy': The Wrap on Ancient Egypt's Embalmed Remains.
50. 'UFO': A Military Term Abducted by Fans of Aliens.
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