Viewers of the teen horror pic Ouija, out today, will likely leave the film asking themselves how much of the Ouija lore presented in the movie is real. They might want to start an investigation into the Ouija phenomenon right here on Vocabulary.com, reading about the word Ouija in the blurb on its definition page in our dictionary.
Our blurbs go well beyond traditional dictionary definitions. They include stories, funny details, and fun facts that really explain a word inside and out, and, if you're trying to improve your vocabulary, help its meaning stick in your brain. In other words, our blurbs bring words to life.
Which, if your hair is still standing on end thinking about the demonic spirits the kids in the Ouija movie bring to life, might not sound like such a good thing. But trust us, it is. Our Ouija board said so.
Here's what you'll find in the blurb:
Looking for more? You might next check out Mental Floss's history of Ouija, or our dictionary's blurb for the word planchette, a term imported from France in 1860 to describe this once-ubiquitous tool of spiritual investigation.
