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Auntie Bev, former journalist and educator, uses TikTok to teach vocabulary to the masses

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published December 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM EST

Dictionaries are displayed for sale at Powell's Books on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, in Portland, Oregon. (Jenny Kane/AP)

Beverly Mahone-Gibbs, best known online as Auntie Bev, has created a TikTok and Instagram presence with millions of followers, where she explains the meaning of different vocabulary words.

Some days, it’s just about a word she feels like people need to learn about, but most days, her word of the day comments on a current political situation.

Auntie Bev joins host Robin Young to talk about the power of words.

@bevspeaks
The Creation of Auntie Bev. @aarp @tamronhallshow #seniorcitizen #influencer
♬ original sound - Bevspeaks vocabulary builder

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Here & Now Newsroom