A Merriam-Webster spokesperson told NPR that "irregardless" has appeared in the pages of its Unabridged dictionary edition since 1934, and, as NPR reported, other dictionaries -- including ...

Last week the Merriam-Webster dictionary dealt with threats over gender definitions. So this week I interviewed its lexicographer Peter Sokolowski. Peter: “The pandemic brought new definitions ...

Get swole, prepare a bug-out bag, grab a go-cup and maybe you’ll have a better chance of surviving the omnicide. Translation: Hit the gym and bulk up, put a bunch of stuff essential for survival ...

Here are all the food-related words that Merriam-Webster added to its dictionary in 2023, including chef's kiss, smashburger, cheffy, stage, zhuzh and bussin'. Merriam-Webster “zhuzhed” its ...

Merriam-Webster has a message for the Trump administration: There is no such thing as an "alternative fact." There are facts, and then there are falsehoods. That memo was at least implied this ...

Merriam-Webster added 690 fresh words to the dictionary, including a slew of food-centric words like "smashburger," "cheffy," and more. Here's how they are defined. Skip to content ...

Merriam-Webster announced the addition of new words and terms this week, including popular slang, social media terms -- and even a word that was first coined on an episode of "The Simpsons." ...

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary announced the addition of 690 new words to its listings on Wednesday, including sports terms beast mode, bracketology and GOATED. “We’re very excited by this new ...

Time-Travelling with Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary. By Elif Batuman. Comma Queen. Affect vs. Effect “Affect” is a verb, and “effect” is a noun—except when it’s the other way around.

If you like to turn a lewk, regularly pwn your friends in “Fortnite” or find the ordinary dictionary janky, you’re in luck: Merriam-Webster has added a slew of slang to its dictionary ...