Propagation prop·a·ga·tion/ˌpräpəˈɡāSHən/ Noun 1. the act of spreading ideas, knowledge, or beliefs to a wider audience “The great work of the present for every man, and every organization of men, who would improve social conditions, is the work of education — the propagation of ideas.” – Henry George (1839 – 1897) 2. breeding plants or animals to create new specimens from the originals “Once... Read More

Pun pun /pən/ Noun clever or humorous wordplay that exploits multiple meanings of a word or similar-sounding words with different meanings “Of puns it has been said that those who most dislike them are those who are least able to utter them.” – Edgar Allen Poe (1809 – 1849)

Slang slang /slaNG/ Noun very informal vocabulary, used by certain groups of people, which is more appropriate for speaking than writing “What is slang in one age sometimes goes into the vocabulary of the purist in the next.” – Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836 -1907)

Phoenix phoe·nix /ˈfēniks/ Noun a mythological bird that burns to ashes and is reborn over and over “In order to rise from its own ashes, a phoenix first must burn.” – Octavia Butler (1947 – 2006)