Have you ever played the game Balderdash with friends and family? It’s an interesting game that tests the cleverness of contestants to influence and secure support for their proposed answer to a ...

Early in my government service years, a flamboyant state senator would perch at his seat on the Senate floor and watch for blatant examples of hyperbole. He could tolerate any argument that was based ...

At a miscellaneous gathering of Willard friends (no relatives, as far as I know), we played a word game called “Balderdash.” I have heard the word spoken in several old British movies to the extent ...

Those of a certain generation will recognize that as the title of Harry Chapin’s fourth studio album, released in August 1974. "Verities" is defined by Merriam-Webster as “the quality or state of ...

“Balderdash continues to hold events and generate all the noise that they do,” Martin said at last week’s 15-minute Superior Court hearing. Citing a lack of enforcement, he described the neighbors’ ...

The BBC and Oxford English Dictionary today announced the results of the BBC/OED Wordhunt, the national appeal for information about words and phrases that has formed the basis of BBC TWO's hit ...