Dromomania, also travelling fugue, is an uncontrollable psychological urge to wander. People with this condition spontaneously depart from their routine, travel long distances and take up different identities and occupations.
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Bookmarked · July 22 2009, 11:07am
Dromomania
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Bookmarked · May 8 2009, 5:11am
One millionth English word could be 'defriend' or 'noob'
The English language will celebrate its one millionth word next month, with "defriend", "noob" and "chiconomics" among the candidates, linguistic experts have predicted.
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Bookmarked · April 9 2009, 8:45pm
The Eggcorn Database
an eggcorn is an idiosyncratic substitution of a word or phrase for a word or words that sound similar or identical in the speaker's dialect
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Bookmarked · April 6 2009, 11:17am
Urban Dictionary: detag
removing your name (tag) from a photo on facebook
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Bookmarked · April 5 2009, 6:55pm
On Language - Reset Button
In an era of do-overs and makeovers, what is the synonymy of start-overs?
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