Word nerds FTW! Merriam-Webster has added 455 new words and definitions to the dictionary — including nods to online culture, food favourites and the pandemic — to reflect our ever-evolving language.
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The Term ‘67’ Is ‘Impossible to Define.’ It Just Became Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year for 2025
The dictionary says the viral word, which has become particularly popular among members of Gen Alpha, is "meaningless, ...
On Nov. 18th, Merriam-Webster is releasing their 12th edition Collegiate Dictionary, calling it their own “large language ...
Noah Webster published A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language in 1806. His 1828 follow-up contained 70,000 entries. By 1864, the collection had 114,000 ...
SPRINGFIELD - Merriam-Webster needs to update its definition of watch. watch noun: a device that shows what time it is and that you wear on your wrist or carry in a pocket Because now, a watch not ...
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The announcement came in 1800 in the back of a Connecticut newspaper just above a farmer's reward for a stray cow. A man named Noah Webster was proposing the first comprehensive ...
You may want to yeet your old Merriam-Webster book, as the publishing company decided to level up and serve lewks by including 370 new words and phrases to its dictionary. In a move that could be seen ...
Merriam-Webster, the venerable dictionary publisher, announced last week that it would update its definition of the word “racism” in response to a request by a 22-year-old woman from Missouri. But ...
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