gapology
n.— «There is enough thinking about these many divisions among voters that some political scientists have even begun to write about “gapology.”» —“In Politics, the ‘God Gap’ Overshadows Other Differences” by Peter Steinfels New York Times Dec. 9, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Corey in Buffalo, New York, says her family uses the word unta for “the piece of bread you use to sop up the last bite of what you’re eating.” They also use it as a verb, as in I’m going to unta. Her family is half Sephardic...
A hundred years ago, suffragists lobbied to win women the right to vote. Linguistically speaking, though, suffrage isn’t about “suffering.” It’s from a Latin word that involves voting. Plus: military cadences often include...