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Gen Zers are making up their own language with secret 'friend dictionaries'
Translating Gen Z lingo just got that much harder.
These are the most loved — and most hated — slang words in NYC
New York City is the trendsetter for food, fashion and slang words — but sometimes the choices are so cringe.
Gen Z slang invades Dictionary.com for another year: 'Bed rotting,' 'girl dinner,' 'boobne' and more
The word-defining platform recently announced it would be adding numerous terms to help lovers of the English language "span the galaxy of modern life."
What’s Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2023? Hint: Be true to yourself
In an age of deepfakes and post-truth, as artificial intelligence rose and Elon Musk turned Twitter into X, the Merriam-Webster word of the year for 2023 is “authentic.”
Dictionary.com adds 500 words — 'nepo baby' and 'crypto-fascism' make cut
The outlet also updated entires to replace binary-gendered phrases like "he," "her," "his" and "she" with "they," "their," or other similar words to be more inclusive.
Jupiter in Taurus 2023: The luckiest astrological shift of the year
Praise be and bulls rejoice. We are cashing in on the good vibes as luck dealing, belt loosening, make it a double, drive it like you stole it planet Jupiter...
California man who made threats against Merriam-Webster over 'gender identity' gets 1 year in prison
Jeremy Hanson, who was arrested for threatening publisher Merriam-Webster over its gender-inclusive definitions, was sentenced to a year in prison.
Tinder launches dating dictionary to decode Gen Z language for older singles
Tinder has released a handy guide after research showed 62 percent of 18- to 25-year-olds feel they speak a very different language than older singles.
'Petfluencer' among hundreds of new words added to Dictionary.com
The digital lexicon added 313 new words in an attempt to stay on top of relevant slang terms in the zeitgeist.
CEO accuses dictionary publishers of 'sexism,' 'ageism' in definitions of 'beauty'
“Seen through the lens of today’s society and values, the definition of beauty hasn’t aged well."
Banished words list for 2023 revealed — did your favorite term make the cut?
“Words and terms matter. Or at least they should,” said Peter Szatmary, executive director of marketing and communications at Lake Superior State University.
Dictionary redefining 'man' and 'woman' is what happens when you reject reality for one group's fantasy
Cambridge Dictionary has just revised its definitions of “man” and “woman."
Dictionary goes woke, changes definition of 'man' and 'woman'
The definition of woman, which previously represented the longstanding view on sex, now states that a woman is "an adult who lives and identifies as female though they may have...
Oxford dictionary reveals 'lazy' 2022 word of the year
Oxford opened up the word of the year selection to an online vote for the first time. The result? Goblin mode makes history.
Merriam-Webster adds 'pumpkin spice' and 'yeet' to dictionary
Merriam-Webster said it added 370 new words and phrases to its dictionary this month, many of them terms that dominate today’s linguistic zeitgeist.
My word! Man arrested in threat to bomb Merriam-Webster over 'woman' definition
"It is sickening that you have caved to the cultural Marxist, anti-science tranny [sic] agenda and altered the definition of ‘female,’" the man allegedly wrote to the dictionary company.
Collins Dictionary announces its word of the year
The term, which stands for the acronym for "non-fungible token," has seen a “meteoric” rise in usage this year, up 11,000 percent from the prior year, Collins said.
What is the Urban Dictionary 'name trend' and why are the masses searching it?
The bizarro name game is currently going viral as users flock to Twitter to share the results.
Oxford English Dictionary gets ‘K-update,’ adds over 20 new words
The Oxford English Dictionary has become the latest piece of Western culture to be hit by the “Korean wave.”