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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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." ...

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 ...

Merriam-Webster, which logs 100 million pageviews a month on its site, chooses its word of the year based on data, tracking a rise in search and usage. Last year’s pick was “authentic.” ...

Facebook X Reddit Email Save. In 2003, Merriam-Webster kicked off the annual tradition of choosing a "word of the year," based on search volume on the dictionary publisher's website, which serves ...