That’s when London countered back that she was “pretty big on words” as that’s how she makes a living and Newton—refusing to ...

From “rage bait” to “aura-farming,” tracking words on the rise this year reveals how the internet and AI are reshaping ...

Speaking from his home in Washington, D.C., Fatsis reflects on the thousands of words that were added to the lexicon in 2025, ...

This slang term stands for a common phrase that is used when someone gets what’s coming to them or finally sees the ...

The Oxford English Dictionary has added several Nigerian-origin words in its latest update, reflecting the growing global ...

The Oxford English Dictionary has expanded its lexicon with the inclusion of several Nigerian words and expressions in its ...

People made a terrible fuss when Dictionary.com named “6–7” its word of the year. Brain rot, people said. Language has gone ...

Columnist Joan Barron writes, “With the new year we have new words to ponder, like 'sportocrat,' and 'fleek.' The German word 'Backpfeitfengesicht' ...

Which terms best represent 2025? Every year, editors for publications ranging from the Oxford English Dictionary to the Ma ...

Merriam-Webster names “slop” its 2025 Word of the Year, spotlighting the rise of low-quality AI-generated content flooding ...

Yawn. I’m not tired — just eye-rollingly unimpressed. Why, you ask? Well, it’s about the words of the year. Just like all of ...

It could be argued that the internet is the best possible medium for dictionaries. For one thing, there’s unlimited space for ...