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 ...

Language rarely announces its turning points. It does not ring bells or call press conferences. It shifts quietly, carried by ...

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' ...

If you had any doubt that social media have taken over our lives, the words of the year (WOTY) for 2025 will dispel it—with ...

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 ...

How often have you come across an image online and wondered, “Real or AI”? Have you ever felt trapped in a reality where AI-created and human-made content blur together? Do we still need to ...